Derivation of specific name
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carsonii: named after Alexander Carson (1850-1896), British engineer and avid plant collector in Zambia.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Moraea carsonii Baker Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115620
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- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Description
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Perennial herb growing from corms with 2-3 long, trailing foliage leaves present at the time of flowering. Flowers solitary at the ends of a "rhipidium", blue-violet with white to yellow nectar guides.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Moraea carsonii Baker Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115620
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Frequency
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Local
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- cc-by-nc
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Moraea carsonii Baker Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115620
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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NE Namibia, southern DRC, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Moraea carsonii Baker Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=115620
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
