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| Frequency:
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Local |
| Status:
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Native |
Description:
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Perennial herb up to 1 m tall, with a robust woody rootstock. Leaves mostly near the base of the stem, 10-12 cm long, finely divided with linear segments up to 5 mm long, more or less hairless; leafbase sheathing. Inflorescence sparsely branched; peduncle up t0 18 cm long; umbels 7-rayed, up to 2 cm long; partial umbels c. 12-flowered. Flowers yellow. Fruit ovoid, 3 mm long, with poorly developed ribs, dark brown when ripe. |
| Notes:
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| Derivation of specific name:
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ceratophylloides: with leaves resembling a Ceratophyllum, an unrelated genus of aquatic plants. |
| Habitat:
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In (sub)montane grassland. |
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| Worldwide distribution:
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Southern Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia (Nyika only). |
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Malawi distribution:
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| Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
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Content last updated: |
Friday 7 July 2023 |
| Literature:
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Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 61. (Includes a picture).
Cannon, J.F.M. (1978). Apiaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 587 - 589. (Includes a picture).
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