Senecio laticipes Bruyns

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Dwarf succulent shrublet, up to 0.5 m tall, stems procumbent to erect, forming dense clumps and remaining pliable. Leaves deciduous, aromatic when bruised, terete, 15-55 x 2.5-4 mm. Flowerheads 1 or 2, shortly pedunculate, disciform, marginal florets female and filiform or minutely rayed, yellow; involucre cylindrical, bracts 6-8, 7-8 x 1-1.5 mm, bracteoles ± 3, subulate.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Mature height (meter) 0.5
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Environment

Light -
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Soil texture 7-8
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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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 laticipes world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:961029-1
WFO ID wfo-0000014751
COL ID 4WLKZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Senecio laticipes Senecio crassicaulis