Wahlenbergia virgata Engl.

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Dam 3, Southern Loop, Nyika National Park

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Synonyms:	Wahlenbergia recurvata Brehmer Wahlenbergia sparticula Chiov. Wahlenbergia subnuda Conrath
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Status:	Native
Description:	Wiry, much-branched, more or less erect perennial herb, up to 70 cm. Leaves few, small and scale-like, scattered along the stem. Flowers white, sometimes pale blue, tinged purplish or yellowish; corolla lobed for about 2/3 of the length.
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Derivation of specific name:	virgata: twiggy, with straight, slender twigs
Habitat:	In grassland and on roadsides, particularly on patches of bare or eroded soil.
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Flowering time:	Sep - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	From the Sudan and Ethiopia.southwards on the eastern side of Africa to South Africa
Malawi distribution:	N,C,S
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Content last updated:	Friday 21 September 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 123. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 59. 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 40. Goodier, R. & Phipps, J.B. (1961). A revised checklist of the vascular plants of the Chimanimani Mountains Kirkia 1 Page 64. 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 31. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 38. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 64. Thulin, M. (1977). Campanulaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Pages 11 - 13. (Includes a picture). Thulin, M. (1983). Campanulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 92 - 93. (Includes a picture). Van Wyk, B. & Malan, S. (1988). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria Region Struik, Cape Town Pages 48 - 49. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 90.

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