Senecio hochstetteri Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Possibly perennial herb. Flowers appearing with or after leaves. Heads discoid, corollas up to 10 mm long. Involucre 4.5-12.0 x 2.5-6.0 mm, 2.5-4.0 mm in diameter, or if 4.5-5.0 mm in diameter then 8 mm long. Ovaries and achenes hairy. Flowers white or cream.
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An erect, pubescent perennial herb like the last (Senecio lelyi)
More numerous flower-heads 1/4-1/3 in. long
Pale yellow or white ray-florets.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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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 hochstetteri world distribution map, present in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:247392-1
WFO ID wfo-0000031087
COL ID 4WL7H
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Synonyms

Senecio hochstetteri Senecio chlorocephalus Senecio lugardiae Senecio tongoensis Senecio rusisiensis Senecio polygonoides Senecio tshitirungensis Senecio hochstetteri var. hochstetteri Senecio hochstetteri var. radiatus