Haplocarpha scaposa Harv.

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Mt Nyangani, Nyanga

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Besna Kobila farm, Matobo

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Synonyms:	Arctotis scaposa (Harv.) O. Hoffm. Haplocarpha thunbergii DC.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb. Leaves in a basal rosette, variable in shape and size, dark green above, covered in whitish felt below with veining distinctly raised. Flowering stems 1-several, 20-50 cm. Capitula solitary, yellow. Ray florets long, narrow and appearing pointed at the apex. Disk florets numerous, compacted.
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Derivation of specific name:	scaposa: scapose
Habitat:	In grassland along the edges of vleis, bogs and seepage zones.
Flowering time:	Nov - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Widespread in East, Central and southern Africa including Angola.
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 95. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 30. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 19. As Haplocarpha lanata Fabian, A. & Germishuizen, G. (1997). Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeburg. Pages 428 - 429. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 25. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 31. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 144, plate 187 as Haplocarpha thunbergii Pooley, E. (1998). A Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Region. Natal Flora Publications Trust. Durban. Pages 332 - 333. (Includes a picture). Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 233 - 234. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 34. Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 102 - 103. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 89.

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