Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii

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Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Dendrosenecio
Species:
D. erici-rosenii
Binomial name
Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii
Synonyms [2]
  • Senecio erici-roseniiR.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.
  • Senecio johnstonii var. erici-rosenii(R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey

Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii one of the East African giant groundsel and this one can be found on the Rwenzori Mountains, Virunga Mountains and the Mitumba Mountains. It is a species of the genus Dendrosenecio and is also a collection of reclassified Senecio species.

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Description

Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii grows to 6 meters tall. The old leaves drop off and leave a very slender stem. Flower heads have very prominent yellow ray flowers. [3]

Distribution

Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii is found more on sloping, better-drained soils on the Rwenzori, Virunga, and Mitumba mountains between 3,500 and 4,500 meters. It is also found between 4,400 and 5,000 meters but does not produce flowers there. [3]

Infraspecific name synonymy

The names for the giant groundsels have become somewhat confusing:

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References

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  3. 1 2 H. Peter Linder and Berit Gehrke (2 March 2006). "Common plants of the Rwenzori, particularly the upper zones" (PDF). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of Zurich. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
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