Senecio propior S.Moore

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Senecio propior

Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Mevumodzi Gorge, Eastern Chimanimani Mts

Senecio propior

Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Mevumodzi Gorge, Eastern Chimanimani Mts

Senecio propior

Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Mevumodzi Gorge, Eastern Chimanimani Mts

Senecio propior

Photo: Bart Wursten
Plateau above Mevumodzi Gorge, Eastern Chimanimani Mts

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Status: Native
Description:
Slender herb up to 45 cm high. Leaves mostly near the base, narrowly elliptic to linear-lanceolate; margin very finely toothed. Some much smaller leaves along the flowering stem. Inflorescence branched, terminal of several capitula; flowers yellow; rays present.
Notes: Very little information is available about this species and few specimens are known. Even the correct spelling of the name, propior or proprior, appears uncertain.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat: In grassland
Altitude range: (metres) 1230 - 2300 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Specimens are known from Nyika in Malawi and the Chimanimani Mts in Mozambique and Zimbabwe but possibly overlooked elsewhere.
Zimbabwe distribution: E
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Images last updated: Monday 29 October 2018
Literature:

Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 89.


Other sources of information about Senecio propior:

Our websites:

Flora of Malawi: Senecio propior
Flora of Mozambique: Senecio propior

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Senecio propior
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Senecio propior
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Senecio propior
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Senecio propior
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Senecio propior
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Senecio propior
JSTOR Plant Science: Senecio propior
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Senecio propior
Plants of the World Online: Senecio propior
Tropicos: Senecio propior
Wikipedia: Senecio propior


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Senecio propior.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=230700, retrieved 4 December 2024

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