Species Eriocephalus racemosus
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Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Eriocephalus:
Gk. erion = wool; kephale = head. The fruiting capitula (fruiting heads) are woolly.
Etymology of racemosus:
From the Latin racemosus = ‘clustered like a grape’
Scientific name:
Eriocephalus racemosus L.
Common names:
Kapkoppie
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Synonym of:
Unknown
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Protologue:
Pl. Rar. Afr. 26
Synonym status:
Silvery-silky shrub to 1.5 m. Leaves linear, alternate, sometimes tufted. Flower heads radiate, appearing discoid, solitary in leaf axils, forming long racemes, pink. July--Sept. Coastal dunes and hills, NW, SW, AP, SE (S Namaqualand to Humansdorp).
Observations of Taxon
Eriocephalus racemosus
Name of observer:
Hilda Mason (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection:
Eriocephalus racemosus
Locality:
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
21/09/2020 - 1:32pm
Collection:
Eriocephalus racemosus
Locality:
Name of observer:
Lynda de Wet (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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