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Gymnanthemum coloratum

Gymnanthemum coloratum inflorescence
Common names: star-flowered bitter-tea, lowveld bitter-tea, lowveld vernonia (Eng.); laeveldbittertee (Afr.); linyatselo (Siswati)
Family: Asteraceae

... in autumn, winter and spring, from March to October. Gymnanthemum coloratum looks similar to G. amygdalinum in ... forests, and forest edges from sea level to 975 m. Gymnanthemum coloratum is likely pollinated by a variety of ... helps the species thrive across its natural range. Gymnanthemum Gymnanthemum coloratum grows well in ...

28 / 04 / 2025 | Thuli Dlamini | National Herbarium Pretoria
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Gymnanthemum corymbosum

Gymnanthemum corymbosum
Common names: mountain bitter-tea, mountain vernonia (Eng.); uhlunguhlungu (Zulu)
Family: Asteraceae

... Munster and Anthony R. Magee Compton Herbarium July 2017 Gymnanthemum corymbosum is a resprouting, evergreen shrub, ... by fluffy bristles that facilitate dispersal by wind. Gymnanthemum corymbosum is a southern African near-endemic. ... from a woody rootstock after fire. The flowers of Gymnanthemum corymbosum are frequented by bees, butterflies ...

03 / 07 / 2017 | Anthony R. Magee | Compton Herbarium
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Gymnanthemum myrianthum

Gymnanthemum myrianthum flower head
Common names: blue bitter-tea, eared bitter-tea, blue vernonia, eared vernonia, poison tree-vernonia, wild lilac (Eng.); bloubittertee, bosbloutee (Afr.); uhluhlung
Family: Asteraceae

... heads into bundles of attractive, fluffy white seed heads. Gymnanthemum myrianthum occurs naturally in South Africa, ... Kenya, usually as a secondary pioneer in disturbed ground. Gymnanthemum myrianthum flower heads are visited by ... The alien invasive Solanum mauritianum (Bugweed) resembles Gymnanthemum myrianthum , as both are tall, softwood shrubs ...

05 / 12 / 2016 | Cherise Viljoen | Kirstenbosch NBG
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