- Family:
- Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
- Genus:
- Sphaeranthus L.
Sphaeranthus angustifolius DC.

[FWTA]
Compositae, C. D. Adams. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963
- Morphology General Habit
- A glandular-pubescent, erect or diffuse annual herb 1-2 ft. high
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers pale red in heads about 1/3 in. across.
Native to:
Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan
Sphaeranthus angustifolius DC. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Jan 24, 1934 | Lely, H.V. [149], Nigeria | K000274136 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
Kotschy [209], Sudan | K000274153 | Yes |
First published in Prodr. 5: 370 (1836)
Accepted by
- Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- Prod. 5: 370 (1836)
- Ross-Craig in Hook. Ic. Pl., ser. 5, 6: 56, t. 3513A.
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Flora of West Tropical Africa
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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