Senecio greenwayi C.Jeffrey

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Perennial herb 28–120 cm high, viscid and somewhat foetid; stems glandular.. Basal leaves sessile, oblanceolate to oblanceolate-elliptic, 7–30 cm long, 0.9–5 cm wide, attenuate into a petioloid base, margins pinnately sinuate-dentate or lobate with broadly ovate, apiculate-denticulate lobes; stem leaves few, sessile, ovate-lanceolate or oblong to oblanceolate, 3–7 cm long, 0.4–0.9(–2) cm wide, semi-amplexicaul; all leaves crispate-glandular.. Capitula discoid, 4–many in lax to congested terminal corymbs; stalks of the individual capitula glandular; involucre 8.5–9 mm long, 4.5–5 mm in diameter; bracts of calyculus 1–4, lax, narrow, 0.5–3 mm long, glandular; phyllaries 11–15, 8–9 mm long, glandular.. Ray florets 0; disc florets white to yellow, corolla 6–10 mm long, glabrous, lobes 1–1.2 mm long.. Achenes 3 mm long, ribbed, pubescent; pappus 6–8 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Mature height (meter) 0.28 - 1.2
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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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 greenwayi world distribution map, present in Malawi, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:930580-1
WFO ID wfo-0000029573
COL ID 6YF7Y
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Synonyms

Senecio greenwayi