Senecio umbellatus L.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Glabrous perennial to 80 cm, sometimes sparsely hairy below. Leaves filiform or pinnatisect with linear to filiform lobes, margins revolute and minutely toothed. Flower heads radiate, in lax, branched corymbs, yellow with magenta to pink or sometimes white rays, involucres finely calycled.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 5-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
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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 umbellatus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:248106-1
WFO ID wfo-0000005872
COL ID 4WNMF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Senecio filifolius Senecio tenuilobus Senecio umbellatus