Senecio polyodon Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

A perennial herb. It grows 0.3-0.625m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.63
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Senecio polyodon unspecified picture

Distribution

Senecio polyodon world distribution map, present in Lesotho, eSwatini, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:247006-1
WFO ID wfo-0000013613
COL ID 4WML8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Senecio metallicorum Senecio breyeri Senecio versicolor Senecio polyodon Senecio polyodon var. polyodon

Lower taxons

Senecio polyodon var. subglaber