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Limosella australis
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Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park
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Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Limosella aquatica L. var. tenuifolia Hook. f. Limosella subulata Ives |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally common |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small creeping or submerged, amphibious herb. Rhizomes 1.5–2.5 cm long in terrestrial plants, 1.5–3.8 cm long when submerged. Leaves , tufted, cylindrical or subulate, 1.5–8 cm long, . Flowers white, blueish beneath. Pedicels variable in length, 5–35 mm long. Calyx c. 1.5 mm long, 5-lobed, lobes triangular. Corolla tube 1.8–2.2 mm. long, lobes 4–5 subcircular, or somewhat oblong, c. 1.5 mm long, minutely hairy towards the throat. Capsule subglobose, 2–2.5 mm in diameter, crowned by the persistent style. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | australis: southern |
| Habitat: | In shallow lakes or on lakeside mudflats. |
| Altitude range: | Up to 2350 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | In Africa restricted to high altitude regions; elswhere in Australia, Europe and North America. |
| Malawi distribution: | N |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 30 March 2019 |
| 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 268. (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 78. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 73 - 74. (Includes a picture). Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 104. |
Other sources of information about Limosella australis:
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Flora of Botswana: Limosella australisFlora of Zambia: Limosella australis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Limosella australis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Limosella australisAfrican Plant Database: Limosella australis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Limosella australis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Limosella australis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Limosella australis
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iNaturalist: Limosella australis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Limosella australis
JSTOR Plant Science: Limosella australis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Limosella australis
Plants of the World Online: Limosella australis
Tropicos: Limosella australis
Wikipedia: Limosella australis
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