Lopholaena ussanguensis S.Moore

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Lopholaena

Characteristics

Shrub to 1 m.. Leaves sessile, fleshy, slightly obovate, 2–7 cm long, 1–5 cm wide, broadly cuneate towards the subamplexicaul slightly decurrent base, margins entire and slightly thickened, apex obtuse or rounded, glabrous, faintly 3-veined.. Capitula solitary, terminal; stalks of the individual capitula 13–15 mm long, slightly expanded below the capitulum.. Involucres broadly cylindrical, 13–15 mm long, 7–10 mm wide; phyllaries 5–6, oblong, broadly to narrowly triangular, ciliate near apex, with curious double margins, the inner wide and membranous.. Florets 25–30, ± 18 mm long, white.. Achenes to 6 mm long and 3 mm in diameter, with faint ribs, villous; pappus white, ± 18 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Distribution

Lopholaena ussanguensis world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:231119-1
WFO ID wfo-0000121608
COL ID 3W3L8
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Synonyms

Senecio ussanguensis Lopholaena ussanguensis