Senecio transmarinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Senecio |
Species: | S. transmarinus
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Binomial name | |
Senecio transmarinus | |
Synonyms | |
Senecio confertoides De Wild |
Senecio transmarinus is a sometimes straggling member of the flowering plants Asteraceae and species of the genus Senecio a perennial herb [2] that grows on the higher elevations of the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda. [3] It is also found in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [4] The inflorescences consist of several flowerheads with large yellow ray florets. [3]
Sometimes straggling and sometimes straight [2] and found in the heathbelt and "alpine zone" between 3,000 and 4,200 meters (9,800 to 14,000 feet), Senecio transmarinus plants are much larger at lower altitudes than at the higher altitudes. [3]
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