Anagallis acuminata
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Lysimachia acuminata (Welw. ex Schinz) U.Manns & Anderb. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Small erect annual herb, up to 9 cm tall. Stems simple or branched, often reddish. Leaves Opposite below, alternate above, up to 7 mm long. Flowers axillary at most of the nodes on pedicels 4-8 mm long. Corolla white to pale cream; lobes c. 2.5 mm long, acuminate or 3-toothed at the apex. Stamens bearded in the lower half, often with reddish granules. Fruit c. 1.5 mm in diameter, many-seeded. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | acuminata: tapering to a point; acuminate; referring to the corolla lobes |
| Habitat: | On wet peaty soil, sometimes partly submerged. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DR Congo, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
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| Growth form(s): | Annual. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola Strelitzia 22 SANBI, Pretoria Page 135. Kupicha, F.K. (1983). Primulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 7(1) Pages 193 - 195. 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 68. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 85. |
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