Senecio telmateius Hilliard

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Herba perennis 15-30 mm alta, radicibus tenuibus cylindricis, caudice e basibus foliorum veterorum fibroso; caulis florens simplex, solitarius e rosula foliorum sed rosulis pluribus in caudice aggregatis. Folia pro maxima parte radicalia, ad 10 cm longa, circa dimidium longitudinis petiolare, basi expansa et vaginante interdum rubra; lamina anguste elliptica plerumque 2-3 mm lata, apice obtuso vel subacute marginibus incrassatis et dente calloso interdum praeditis, utrinque pilis paucis araneosis; caulina similia sursum mox sessilia, remota, in bracteas lanceolatas acutas transeuntia. Capitula radiata, solitaria vel binata in pedunculis longis. Involucrum campanulatum; bracteae c. 12, 6 mm longae, disco plus minusve aequales; bracteae calyculi paucae ut basis involucri tenuiter araneoso-lanatae. Flores radii 8, limbo longo et patente, et radii et disci vivide lutei. Achenia fusiformia, costis c. 10 pallidis prominentibus, glabra.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.02 - 0.03
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

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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 telmateius world distribution map, present in Lesotho and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:900945-1
WFO ID wfo-0000003575
COL ID 6YGJR
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Synonyms

Senecio telmateius