CJB - African plant database

Herb perennial, 10-65 cm tall; rhizome horizontal or ascending, stolons short; stem rigid, erect, c. 1,7 mm Ø; basal leaves 7-13 cm x 4-8 mm, cauline leaves 2-3, 3,5-7 cm x 2,5-4,5 mm, densely hairy, margins densely serrulate; inflorescence dense, of 3-4 sessile and 2-7 pedunculate clusters, peduncles with secondary branches and 1-3 sessile clusters on each branch; peduncles 2-11 cm long, 0,3-0,5 mm Ø; clusters echinate, globular, 0,6-1,2 cm Ø, of more than 13 flowers.

Ecology :

On young, volcanic soils; wet places and by streams in grassland and moor; 2700-c. 4000 m alt.

More info on :

see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative

see under Fgui

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Record n°176428

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