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Galinsoga parviflora
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ndundu Lodge, Vumba
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| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | Chickweed (English) Gallant soldier (English) Kew weed (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Annual herb to 60 cm. Leaves: petiole up to 1.5 cm; lamina up to 6 × 3.5 cm, ovate; margin crenate-dentate to subentire. Peduncle hairs usually short, c. 0.2 mm long, appressed-ascending, intermingled with a few glandular hairs. Capitula c.5 mm in diameter. Receptacular scales usually 3-lobed, the central lobe the largest. Pappus of very narrowly ovate scales, fringed with hairs, without a terminal projection. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | parviflora: small-flowered |
| Habitat: | In disturbed ground, such as gardens, roadsides, stream sides and in woodland. |
| Flowering time: | Sep - May |
| Worldwide distribution: | Native of South America, but well naturalised in tropical, subtropical and even temperate areas of the world. |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 762 - 763. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 93. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 27. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 18. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 146. 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 24. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 30. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 33. Stace, C.A. (1997). New Flora of the British Isles. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Page 753. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 53. 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 199. Wild, H. (1955). Common Rhodesian Weeds Government of Rhodesia, Salisbury Page 70. (Includes a picture). Wild, H. (1967). The Compositae of the Flora Zambesiaca area. 1. Heliantheae. Kirkia 6(1) Pages 9 - 10. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 89. As Galinsoga sp |
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