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Bidens lineariloba
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperepeza road at start of Chisanga trail, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperepeza road at start of Chisanga trail, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperepeza road at start of Chisanga trail, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperepeza road at start of Chisanga trail, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperepeza road at start of Chisanga trail, Nyika National Park.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Kaperepeza road at start of Chisanga trail, Nyika National Park.
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| Synonyms: |
Bidens lineariloba Oliv. var. deminuata Sherff |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Branched annual herb, up to 1.5 m high. Leaves 4-16 cm long, 2-3 times irregularly divided into linear segments. Capitula in lax terminal heads on peduncles up to 80 mm long. Ray-florets 5-8, 2-3 cm long, yellow. Disc florets yellow to brown. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | lineariloba: with linear lobes, referring to the divisions on the leaves. |
| Habitat: | In rocky grassland and woodland on mountain slopes, sometimes in disturbed areas. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2100 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC,Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. |
| National distribution: | N |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 9 March 2019 |
| Literature: |
Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Page 797. Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 84. Tadesse, M. (1993). An Account of Bidens (Compositae: Heliantheae) for Africa Kew Bulletin 48(3) Pages 476 - 477. |
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