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Senecio macroglossus

Flower and fruit. Dec 2006.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Flower and bud. Dec 2006.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Foliage. Dec 2006.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Cream, Yellow

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Authority

Senecio macroglossus DC.

Endemic genus

No

Endemic family

No

Ecology

Reason for introduction

Horticultural.

Life cycle and dispersal

Reproduction mainly asexual, uncertain if viable seed is formed. Vegetative spread, usually from carelessly discarded garden waste.

Other information

Etymology

senecio: From the Latin senex ‘old man’ (probably referring to the bearded seeds)