Species Senecio pearsonii
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There aren’t any identifications of Senecio pearsonii.
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 pearsonii:
Named after Professor Henry Harold Welch Pearson (1870-1916), the first director of Kirstenbosch Botanic Garden in South Africa.
Scientific name:
Unknown
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Long etymology:
Pearson was a tremendous influence on South African as well as Namibian botany (then South West Africa). His biography is available on Wikipedia.
Protologue:
Ann. S. African Mus. 9: 398 (1917)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1917
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Senecio pearsonii.
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