Launaea cornuta (Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern) C. Jeffrey
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Photo: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Photo: Bart Wursten
Malilangwe Wildlife Reserve
Photo: Mark Hyde
Gumani Hill, Humani Ranch
Photo: Mark Hyde
Gumani Hill, Humani Ranch
Photo: Mark Hyde
Gumani Hill, Humani Ranch
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Sonchus cornutus Hochst. ex Oliv. & Hiern Sonchus exauriculatus (Oliv. & Hiern) O. Hoffm.
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Description:
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Erect perennial or long-lived annual growing from a semi-woody rootstock. Stem up to 1.7m, hollow, branched above or sometimes from the base. Leaves sessile, linear to narrowly elliptic, sometimes with 1-3 pairs of lobes near the base; midrib prominent beneath. Capitula numerous in a lax, branched panicle. Florets 10-25 per capitulum, yellow. |
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cornuta: horned |
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Flowering time: | Aug - Sep |
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Widespread in subsaharan Africa and Madagascar |
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Literature:
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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.
Pope, G.V. (1992). Compositae Flora Zambesiaca 6(1) Pages 216 - 220. (Includes a picture).
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Flora of Burundi: Species information: Launaea cornuta. https://www.burundiflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=162080, retrieved 21 November 2024
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