Corycium orobanchoides

Observed by vynbos
Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers
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(Added to iSpot on 21st October 2012)
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Breede Alluvial Fynbos

Location: R43, Ceres
Identifications
Species interactions

No interactions present.

Other observations of Bastertrewwa (Corycium orobanchoides)

Comments

Corycium

22 October 2012 - 7:47pm — tony rebelo
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Plants expert

Corycium yes, orobanchoides I dont think so ...

sorry: cannot check -

22 October 2012 - 10:27pm — tony rebelo
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Plants expert

sorry: cannot check - need leaves.
Other possibilities include microglossum, vestitum, excisum and orobanchoides, but the latter seems the best fit.

Where are the leaves?

22 October 2012 - 10:26pm — tony rebelo
iSpot TeamBotanical Society of South Africa A-teamCape Bird ClubEntomological Society of Southern AfricaFriends of Tokai ParkProtea Atlas ProjectSenior Scout AdventureSouth African National Biodiversity InstituteSouth African National Parks Honorary RangersToyota Enviro Outreach
Plants expert

Item 2 in Corycium key:
leaves withered or leaves not withered?

Item 4 in Corycium key:
leaf margins crisped or not crisped?

Item 5 in Corycium key:
lower leaf bases conspicously barred with red or without red bars?

I cannot see these features and thus cannot key out C. orobanchoides. But if it makes you feel good, the next 9 key items dont mention leaves - except one cannot get there as one needs leaves!!!

So were there leaves and if there were were they crispy or barred red?

oops

24 October 2012 - 5:08am — vynbos
Custodians of Rare and Endangered Wildflowers
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I've added another pic, which shows a bit of the start of the leaves, but that's all I have, sorry.
Hopefully someone else has pics to put up.