Senecio deltoideus

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

Senecio deltoideus, also known as Canary creeper or climbing ragwort, is a climbing herb native to Southern Africa and Eastern Africa. [1] Its name "deltoideus" refers to the leaves being shaped like a triangle.

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Description

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Discoid flowers

A slender climber, the plant forms clumps on the ground and in the underbrush of a scrubland, and is several feet long. [2] Its leaves are dull green, serrated and broadly ovate, which become silvery and paler on the undersides. False, leaflike stipules occur at the bottom of the petioles. The capitula is bright yellow, that is produced in multitude of branched flowers. [3]

Habitat

Native to Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Eswatini and South Africa, the plant is generally found in rocky areas within montane grassland, ecotones between forest and grassland, ericoid scrub, riparian zones and along waysides in areas receiving high precipitation. [3]

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References

  1. Senecio deltoideus – Invasive Species Compendium by CABI. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  2. Senecio deltoideus ITHAKA. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 Flora of Zimbabwe Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Senecio deltoideus. Retrieved 19 April 2022.