Nolletia ruderalis Hilliard
NE Indigenous

Morphological description

Perennial herb or suffrutex up to 0.5 m high, sparsely to scattered leafy. Stems erect or ascending, sparsely branched, green, straw-coloured at base, ribbed, glabrous. Leaves alternate, scattered, sessile to semi-amplexicaul, linear, up to 40 x 1-2 mm, progressively smaller upwards and passing into inflorescence bracts; apex acute, mucronate; margin entire; glabrous. Capitula heterogamous, disciform, 10-12 mm in diameter, terminal, solitary or arranged in few-headed loose corymbs, sometimes with a few stipitate glands on peduncle below capitula. Involucre campanulate. Involucral bracts imbricate, in 3 or 4 rows, glabrous, rarely with some stipitate glands on the margins and apices of outer bracts when young, usually minutely white-punctate; outer bracts narrowly triangular to narrowly ovate, 1.5-2.0 x 0.5 mm, acute; second row narrowly ovate, 2.5-3.0 x 0.5-0.8 mm, acute, with narrowly membranous, fimbriate margin; third row narrowly obovate, 3.5-4.5 x 0.8-1.0 mm, acute, with narrowly membranous, fimbriate margin; inner row narrowly obovate to oblong, 4.5-6.0 x 0.8-1.0 mm, acute, with broader membranous, fimbriate margin. Receptacle epaleate, foveolate. Outer female florets up to 14, in 1 row, fertile, filiform; tube 1.5-2.5 mm long, shorter than style furcation, with glandular hairs, apex dentate or divided in 1-5 lobes up to 0.5 mm long; corolla yellow, sometimes tinged reddish at apex. Style exserted, up to 3.5 mm long, bifurcate; style branches 0.5-1.0 mm long, apex rounded or rarely with apical deltoid-papillate appendage; stigmatic areas along margin, confluent at apex. Cypsela and pappus as in disc florets. Disc florets up to 65, regular, bisexual, fertile; tubular below, tube 1.0-1.5 mm long, widening upwards, upper campanulate part 1.5-2.0 mm long; 5- or rarely 6-lobed, lobes 0.5-1.0 mm long; with glandular hairs on tube and lobes; corolla yellow. Anthers 1.5-2.0 mm long; with ovate apical appendage; base shortly caudate, ecalcarate; filament collars with thickened cell walls. Style up to 4 mm long, bifurcate; style branches 1.0-1.5 mm long, with deltoid-papillate apical appendage; stigmatic areas marginal, not confluent at apex. Cypsela brownish, margin thickened, whitish, obovoid, laterally flattened, 2.5-3.0 x 1 mm; covered with longish twin hairs, equal or subequal in length, apices of twin hairs acute; with oblong epicarpic cells arranged in parallel rows. Pappus of numerous barbellate bristles, up to 4 mm long. From: Herman, PPJ. 2013. Cypsela morphology in the genus Nolletia (Asteraceae, Astereae) and a revision of the genus. Phytotaxa 122(1): 1-44. [http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.122.1.1] [All rights reserved]

Undershrub, up to 200(-400 mm) tall. Leaves distant, linear, 1-2 mm broad, glabrous. Heads solitary at tips of inflorescence branches. Involucral bracts with minute, superficial, colourless gland dots. Flowers yellow. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Habitat

In open or disturbed areas in grassveld, on mountain slopes, in sandy, loam or rocky soil. From: Herman, PPJ. 2013. Cypsela morphology in the genus Nolletia (Asteraceae, Astereae) and a revision of the genus. Phytotaxa 122(1): 1-44. [http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.122.1.1] [All rights reserved]

Grassland or invading bare areas. From: Retief, E; Herman, PPJ. 1997. Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters. Strelitzia 6: 1-681. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. [CC BY]

Distribution

Mpumalanga, Swaziland, KwaZulu-Natal. From: Herman, PPJ. 2013. Cypsela morphology in the genus Nolletia (Asteraceae, Astereae) and a revision of the genus. Phytotaxa 122(1): 1-44. [http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.122.1.1] [All rights reserved]

Flowering time

October to March

Altitude

0 to 801 m

Occurrence records map

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Residence status

Occurrence in the Flora of Southern Africa (FSA) countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, naturalised or invasive in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature

FSA

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BOT

NAM

ESW

LES

WC

EC

NC

FS

GA

KZN

LP

MP

NW

Absent

Indigenous

Endemic

Naturalised

Invasive

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Names and Sources

Accepted name
Nolletia ruderalis Hilliard
Synonym(s)

Classification

KINGDOM Plantae

SUBKINGDOM Phanerogamae

SUBFAMILY Asteroideae

SPECIES ruderalis

13 results for Nolletia ruderalis Hilliard

Specimen records

Barcode: NH0042024-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 1623 | 1953-10-27

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Zululand, Hlabisa. Hluhluwe Game Reserve.

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Barcode: PRE0185529-0 Collector(s) & number: Moll, EJ, 4190 | 1969-10-31

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, NKONJANE TO ABERCORN DRIFT

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Barcode: PRE0510569-0 Collector(s) & number: Venter, S, 1718 | 1977-3-10

Eswatini, LEBOMBO MTS.; MANANGA MOUNTAIN ON; NEAR BORDER WITH SOUTH AFRICA

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Barcode: PRE0577310-0 Collector(s) & number: Koekemoer, M, 2585 | 2002-11-23

Eswatini, Lubombo Province. E of Siteki. Above Mtibhlati River near Ipoye trig point NE of Maphungwane.

General notes: Grassland. Mountain slope. Rocky soil. Full sun. Gentle slope. Biotic effect: none seen. Herb, .2m high.

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Barcode: PRE0185523-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 27385 | 1957-12-19

Eswatini, MBABANE DIST.; MALKERNS

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Barcode: PRE0185524-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 1623 | 1953-10-27

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, HLABISA DIST.; HLUHLUWE GAME RES.; LOW LYING AREA

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Barcode: PRE0185521-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Schijff, HP, 2041 | 1952-12-15

South Africa, Mpumalanga, KRUGER NAT. PARK; NUMBI HEK

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Barcode: PRE0185522-0 Collector(s) & number: Van der Schijff, HP, 2055 | 1953-2-10

South Africa, Mpumalanga, KRUGER NAT. PARK; PRETORIUSKOP; OOS VAN KAMP

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Barcode: PRE0513853-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 8226 | 1973-1-2

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, HLUHLUWE; EDGE OF AIRSTRIP

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Barcode: PRE0185525-0 Collector(s) & number: Hitchins, PM, 715 | 1971-11-18

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, ZULULAND; CORRIDOR; HLAZA/MBEMKEDWINI CORRIDOR

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Barcode: NBG0003532-0 Collector(s) & number: Compton, RH, 27835 | 1957-12-19

Eswatini, Mbabane Dist. Malkerns.

General notes: Alt. c. 2500 ft. Flowers yellow.

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Barcode: PRE0185527-0 Collector(s) & number: Ward, CJ, 2431 | 1954-11-4

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, HLABISA DIST.; HLUHLUWE GAME RES.; IN OPEN PARTS AMONGST SHORT HERBACEOUS VEGETATION

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Observation records

Date: 12/7/2022 11:26:10 AM

KwaZulu-Natal

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1997

SERIES

Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: Keys and diagnostic characters Retief, E; Herman, PPJ

Strelitzia 6: 1-681

National Botanical Institute, Pretoria

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Status

Status and criteria

NE

Assessor(s)

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