Micrargeria filiformis
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Below dam wall, Cleveland Dam, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Gerardia filiformis Schumach. & Thonn. Gerardianella scopiformis Klotzsch Micrargeria scopiformis (Klotzsch) Engl. Sopubia filiformis (Schumach. & Thonn.) G.Don Sopubia filiformis Hiern Sopubia scopiformis Vatke Sopubia stricta Baker |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Slender, erect, annual herb, 30-80 cm. Leaves opposite, filiform to linear, 1-3 cm long. Flowers usually opposite, usually white to pale pink, sometimes darker, short-lived, falling by the afternoon. |
| Type location: |
Guinea |
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| Derivation of specific name: | filiformis: filiform, thread-like |
| Habitat: | In vleis, swamps and other damp places. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 - 1800 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Africa from the Sudan south to Angola and Zimbabwe; also in West Africa |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fischer, E. & Hofmann, H.P. (2025). Orobanchaceae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 199 - 201. (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. Under Scrophulariaceae Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 182. Philcox, D. (1990). Scrophulariaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(2) Pages 151 - 154. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 98. |
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