Helichrysum lepidissimum S. Moore

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Saddle between Mt Pheza and Point 70, Chimanimani Mts.

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Near tunnel of mine site, Mt Buchwa

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Synonyms:	Helichrysum gazense S. Moore Helichrysum mimetes S. Moore
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Status:	Native
Description:	Much-branched, densely leafy, shrubby perennial. Leaves up to 2.5 × 1 cm, broadly elliptic to lanceolate or almost round, coarsely hairy above, greyish-white hairy below, sometimes tinged yellowish. Capitula in dense terminal heads up to 6 cm in diameter. Involucral bracts pale straw-coloured to dirty white, c. 5-seriate, up to 4 mm long. Florets yellow.
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Habitat:	On rocky slopes and ridges in submontane grassland and bracken scrub.
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Worldwide distribution:	Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Literature:	Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 30. Hilliard, O.M. (1983). Asteraceae, Inuleae, Gnaphaliinae Flora of Southern Africa 33-7-2 Pages 204 - 205. (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 26. Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 89.

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