Senecio sophioides Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Diffuse, minutely glandular-hairy annual to 20 cm. Leaves petiolate, pinnatisect, lobes linear, sometimes 1 or 2 toothed and with small, white, terminal calluses. Flower heads radiate, 1-few, terminal on slender peduncles, purple or yellow.
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 sophioides world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:247654-1
WFO ID wfo-0000006285
COL ID 6YGXV
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Senecio sophioides