Senecio piptocoma O.Hoffm.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Herba annua glabra, caule ramoso angulari; folia subcarnosa, inferior petiolata grosse dentata vel pinnatipartita. caulina sessilia basi in auriculas dentatas dilatata caulem amplectentia, pinnatipartita. Segmentis linearibus integris; capitula in corymbo ad ramificationes et ad pedicellos bracteis squamiformibus munito disposita; involucrum circiter 15 phyllum, bracteis perpaucis calyculatum; capitula parvula radiata, corollae radii luteae circiter 8, involucro longiores; flores disci 20-30, lutei; pappi setae minute barbellatae caducissimae; achaenia pilis crassis albis dense vestita, obscure 10 costata.
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Growth form herb
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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 piptocoma world distribution map, present in Namibia and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:246952-1
WFO ID wfo-0000119512
COL ID 4WMJK
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Synonyms

Senecio piptocoma