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Kedrostis nana

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33: 57: 300:. Leaves deeply lobed; upper side usually smooth. Leaf segments somewhat cuneate-to-rhomboid; often somewhat dentate. Distribution coastal or inland, from the Little Karoo in the west, to 314:. Leaves deeply lobed; upper side usually scabrid with pale pustules. Leaf segments variable (sometimes also lobed or ligulate). Distribution in dry areas near the coast from 271:
Three varieties are recognised for this widespread and variable species, although they cannot always be clearly distinguished and many intermediate forms exist:
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plant with leaves that are often almost entire and barely lobed (unlike its close relatives
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In its natural habitat, its greenish flowers are produced in February and March.
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Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: the Core Cape flora
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Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Cucurbitales
Cucurbitaceae
Kedrostis
Binomial name
Lam.
Cogn.
flowering plant
Cucurbitaceae
South Africa
Saldanha
KwaZulu-Natal
dioecious
Kedrostis africana
Kedrostis capensis
monoecious
Saldanha
Eastern Cape
KwaZulu-Natal
Riversdale
Port Elizabeth
"The Cucurbitaceae of Southern Africa"
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