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Status: | Native |
Description: |
Glabrous creeping herb, rooting at the nodes. Leaves peltate. |
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Derivation of specific name: | verticillata: whorled |
Habitat: | A species of damp soil near rivers, dams, marshes and seepage zones. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Widespread throughout the tropics and subtropics. |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Page 558. 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 18. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 30. Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 197. |
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