SENECIO SEMPERVIVUS
Author:
Carl Heinrich Schultz, 1845
Family:
ASTERACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
DC. (1838). In: Prodr. [A. DC.] 6: 339.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
5 Centimetres
Height:
40 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings/Roots
CITES:
Synonyms:
Cacalia semperviva, Pehr Forsskål, 1775.
Kleinia semperviva, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, 1838.
Notonia semperviva, Paul Friedrich August Ascherson, 1867.
This member of the Asteraceae family was given this name by Carl Heinrich Schultz in 1845. Several other names are in use. It is found in Yemen, growing in a sandy soil with little to some water and lots of sun. The caudex, kind of potatoes, can grow to five centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 40 centimetres in height. The flowers are pinkish-purple.
The genera name means ‘old man’ from the Latin senex, and referring to the whitish grey, hairy pappus. The species name means 'always alive' as it is evergreen. The flower by John N. Trager, Huntington.org. The exposed caudex from Caudiciform.com.
Flower
Pinkish-Purple
Soil
Sandy
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
