Senecio albifolius Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Stemless, rhizomatous perennial, 50-200 mm tall, densely white-felted. Leaves basal, petiolate, oblanceolate, regularly pinnatisect, lobes oblong-cuneate and toothed, margins revolute, densely white-felted beneath and glabrescent above, mostly 30-70 mm long. Flowerheads 1-3 on long, bracteate, woolly peduncles, radiate, yellow, ray florets sometimes reddish on reverse; involucre campanulate, 7-8 mm diam., bracts 12-15, 6-7 x 1-1.5 mm, canescent, bracteoles 3-5, subulate.
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Silvery woolly, tufted perennial, 5-20 cm. Leaves oblanceolate, regularly pinnatisect, lobes oblong and toothed, margins revolute. Flower heads radiate, 1-3 on almost naked scapes, yellow sometimes with red reverse, involucre calycled.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.2
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Distribution

Senecio albifolius world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:243690-1
WFO ID wfo-0000022365
COL ID 4WJG8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Senecio albifolius