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Blepharispermum pubescens

Botanic Family

Asteraceae

Author

S. Moore

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Kenya
• Rwanda
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zaire

Natural Habitats

• Lakeside
• secondary vegetation
• forest
• riverine thickets.

Flowering Times

• Feb (Kenya)

Fruiting Times

Scandent evergreen scrambling shrub to 4.5m with young branches pubescent. Pubescent leaves to 100mm x 64mm. Flowers white to cream, female florets 3mm long, male floretrs 4.5mm long. Achenes to 4mm long with pappus to 3mm long.

Further References

• Mobot
• Jstor
• The Plant List 2
• FTEA