Senecio barbertonicus
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Besna Kobila, Matobo
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Besna Kobila, Matobo
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Besna Kobila, Matobo
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Near Camp Dwala, Matopos
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Near Camp Dwala, Matopos
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Near Camp Dwala, Matopos
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Near Toghwana Dam, Matobo National Park
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Near Toghwana Dam, Matobo National Park
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Near Toghwana Dam, Matobo National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Kleinia barbertonica (Klatt) Burtt Davy |
| Common names: | Barberton groundsel (English) Barberton senecio (English) Succulent bush senecio (English) |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Succulent shrub, sometimes climbing. Stems glabrous, with persistent leaf scars. Leaves succulent, terete, slightly curved, sessile, clustered near the branch apices, up to 9 × 0.5 cm; apex acute, mucronate. Inflorescence a corymbose panicle. Capitula 12-17 mm. Phyllaries 5-8, 12-15 mm. Rays present, yellow. |
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| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | barbertonicus: from Barberton in Mpumalanga, South Africa, where the type specimen was collected. |
| Habitat: | On granite kopjes and in rocky places. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa. |
| FZ divisions: | W,C,E,S |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Thursday 29 October 2015 |
| Literature: |
Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 213. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 32. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 28. |
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