Senecio robertiifolius Dc.

Species

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Characteristics

Stemless perennial, up to 600 mm tall, subglabrous to densely glandular-haired, with short, horizontal rhizome. Leaves basal, petiolate, not clasping at base of petiole, oblanceolate, mostly 60-120 mm long, lacerate to pinnatisect, lobes oblong and further toothed. Flowerheads (1-)3-10 in loose corymbs on long, sparsely leafy peduncles, radiate (rarely discoid), yellow; involucre cylindrical, 8-10 mm diam., bracts ± 24-30, 7-12 x ± 1 mm, bracteoles 3-5, subulate.
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Tufted, sticky perennial from short, horizontal rhizome, to 60 cm. Leaves oblanceolate, petiolate below, lacerate to pinnatifid. Flower heads radiate, few on pedunculate corymbs, yellow, involucre campanulate, 10-12 mm long, smooth or sticky, sparsely calycled.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Senecio robertiifolius world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:247317-1
WFO ID wfo-0000005995
COL ID 4WMVS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Senecio robertiifolius