Species Senecio littoreus
Pictures from Observations
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Senecio:
La. senex = an old man. The white, hairy pappus of the seeds is reminiscent of an old man’s beard.
Etymology of littoreus:
From the Latin ‘littoreus’ / ‘littoreus’ meaning ‘ relating to a bank or shore’
Scientific name:
Senecio littoreus Thunb.
Common names:
Geelhongerblom
Synonym of:
Unknown
Synonym status:
Erect, glabrescent to shortly hairy annual to 40 cm. Leaves obovate to oblanceolate, toothed to lightly pinnatifid, sometimes auriculate at base. Flower heads radiate, in lax terminal corymbs, yellow, involucre calycled. Aug.--Nov. Mainly coastal sands, NW, SW (Graafwater to Cape Peninsula and Napier).
Observations of Taxon
Senecio littoreus
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
10/08/2005 - 1:25pm
Collection:
Senecio littoreus
Locality:
Name of observer:
Lynda de Wet (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
Collection: