Senecio sophioides

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Senecio sophioides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Senecio
Species:
S. sophioides
Binomial name
Senecio sophioides
DC.

Senecio sophioides is a species of plant from South Africa.

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Description

This diffuse plant is covered in small hairs and glands. It grows up to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall. [1] The pinnatisect leaves have linear lobes and may sometimes have one or two teeth. They have small, white terminal callouses. [1]

Flowers are present between July and October. [2] They are yellow or purple in colour and are borne in radiate flowerheads on long stalks. [1]

Distribution and habitat

This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa. It grows on lower to middle sandstone slopes between Calendon and the Cedarberg. [2] [3]

Conservation

This species is considered to be of least concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute, even though it is rarely recorded. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 e-Flora of South Africa. v1.36. 2022. South African National Biodiversity Institute. http://ipt.sanbi.org.za/iptsanbi/resource?r=flora_descriptions&v=1.36
  2. 1 2 Manning, John; Goldblatt, Peter (2012). Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region : 1: the core Cape flora (PDF). Pretoria: South African National Biodiversity Institute, SANBI. ISBN   978-1-919976-74-7. OCLC   852384288.
  3. 1 2 von Staden, L. 2018. Senecio sophioides DC. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 17 February 2023