Senecio abruptus Thunb.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Erect, glabrescent to shortly hairy annual to 60 cm. Leaves obovate to oblanceolate, toothed to slightly pinnatifid, sometimes auriculate at base. Flower heads radiate, in lax, terminal corymbs, yellow, small, involucre not calycled.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Senecio abruptus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:243600-1
WFO ID wfo-0000000749
COL ID 4WJDJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Senecio heteroclinius Senecio abruptus Senecio heterophyllus