Zornia glochidiata C. Rchb. ex DC.

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Along D3508 Kalimbeza road

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Synonyms:	Zornia diphylla sensu auct.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial or decumbent annual herb, 10-70 cm tall. Leaves 2-foliolate, leaflets ovate-lanceolate, up to 4.5 cm long, more or less pubescent and gland-dotted on the lower surface; apex mucronulate. Inflorescences 4-20 cm long, terminal, flowers clasped between large green leaf-like ovate bracts. Standard white, yellow or orange with more or less red veining, sometimes crimson with a paler base; wings, pink, yellow or crimson. Pods 11-17 mm long in 3-5 constricted segments, covered in small spiny bristles.
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Derivation of specific name:	glochidiata: (the fruits) bearing minutely barbed bristles.
Habitat:	In grassland, various types of woodland, river banks, along roadsides and in old cultivation, often in sandy soils.
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Worldwide distribution:	Widespread from Senegal to Eritrea and south to South Africa. Also in Madagascar.
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Insects associated with this species:	Mocis mayeri (Larval food plant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Friday 9 March 2018
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 171. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 38. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 229. Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 134. (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 52. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 75. Verdcourt, B. (2000). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(6) Pages 159 - 160.

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