Ascolepis capensis Life
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Ascolepis capensis,
Harare-Mutare road near Headlands, Zimbabwe. [photo Bart Wursten ©,
Flora
of Zimbabwe] |
Distribution and habitat
Occurs in wet grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa. Recorded in
southern Africa from the eastern regions, including Lesotho, Mozambique, South
Africa (Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West, Gauteng,
Free State), Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
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