SENECIO OXYRIIFOLIUS
Author:
Augustin P. de Candolle, 1838
Family:
ASTERACEAE
Origin:
Angola, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Elevation:
Publisher:
Prodr. 6: 405 (1838)
Collection number:
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Thickness:
4 Centimetres
Height:
30-100 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings/Rhizomes
CITES:
Synonyms:
Senecio orbicularis, Sond. 1865.
Senecio peltatus, DC. 1838.
Senecio peltiformis, DC. 1838.
Senecio subpeltatus, Steud. 1841.
Senecio oxyriifolius subsp. milanjianus, G.D.Rowley.
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Senecio oxyriifolius subsp. tropaeolifolius, G.D.Rowley. ('Senecio subnudus', DC. 1838 = Senecio cymbalarioides, H. Buek. 1840).
This member of the Asteraceae family was given this name by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1838. It is found in Angola, Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 or even 100 centimetres in height. The flowers are bright yellow.
The genera name means ‘old man’ from the Latin senex, and referring to the whitish grey, hairy pappus. The species name means ‘with leaves like Oxyria digyna ’. Flower from Pza.sanbi.org.
Flower
Yellow
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
