Limeum viscosum (J. Gay) Fenzl
subsp. viscosum
var. krausii Friedr.

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Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road to Hwange NP, Main Camp.

Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road to Hwange NP, Main Camp.

Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road to Hwange NP, Main Camp.

Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road to Hwange NP, Main Camp.

Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road to Hwange NP, Main Camp.

Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Fort Usher road, Matobo

Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Fort Usher road, Matobo

Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Fort Usher road, Matobo

Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Fort Usher road, Matobo

Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Fort Usher road, Matobo

Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii

Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Fort Usher road, Matobo

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Synonyms: Limeum natalense Schellenb.
Common names:
Frequency:
Status: Native
Description:
This variety differs from var. viscosum and var. dubium by the narrowly lanceolate or narrowly oblanceolate leaves, usually 3-7.5 times as long as wide, and the pedicels up to 6 mm long.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: viscosum: viscid, sticky
Habitat: It is mostly found in open areas in mopane woodland and along roadsides, often in moist places and sandy soils.
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: (this variety) Botswana, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Botswana distribution: N,SW,SE
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:
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Literature:

Gonçalves, M.L. (1978). Molluginaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 530 - 531.

Heath, A. & Heath, R. (2009). Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Kew Publishing Page 406. (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 15. under Aizoaceae

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Flora of Mozambique: Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii
Flora of Zambia: Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii
Flora of Zimbabwe: Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Limeum viscosum
African Plant Database: Limeum viscosum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Limeum viscosum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Limeum viscosum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Limeum viscosum
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iNaturalist: Limeum viscosum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Limeum viscosum
JSTOR Plant Science: Limeum viscosum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Limeum viscosum
Plants of the World Online: Limeum viscosum
Tropicos: Limeum viscosum
Wikipedia: Limeum viscosum


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Species information: Limeum viscosum subsp. viscosum var. krausii.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=122830, retrieved 5 October 2024

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