Senecio lessingii Harv.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Annual, erect, branching; stem and branches terete, striate, puberulous, especially the young parts; leaves on long petioles, oblong or obovate, repand or obsoletely crenate, membranous, veiny, glabrous or nearly so; petioles not eared at base, scarcely clasping; heads loosely corymbose, on pubescent pedicels; inv. of 12-14 broad, black-tipped, striate scales, calycled with several flat, ciliate, black-tipped bracteoles; rays several; achenes puberulous.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Environment

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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 lessingii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:246018-1
WFO ID wfo-0000017544
COL ID 4WLMZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Senecio petiolaris Senecio petiolaris Senecio repandus Senecio lessingii