| Author: | Augustin P. de Candolle, 1838 |
| Family: |
ASTERACEAE |
| Origin: |
Angola,
Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania,
Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
| Height: |
30-100 Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings/Rhizomes |
| Names:
|
False
Nasturtium |
| Synonyms: |
Senecio
orbicularis, Sond. 1865.
Senecio peltatus, DC.
1838.
Senecio peltiformis, DC. 1838.
Senecio subpeltatus, Steud. 1841.
Senecio oxyriifolius subsp. milanjianus,
G.D.Rowley.
Senecio oxyriifolius
subsp. tropaeolifolius,
G.D.Rowley.
('Senecio
subnudus', DC. 1838 = Senecio cymbalarioides, H.
Buek. 1840). |
This member of the
Asteraceae family was given this name by
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1838. It is found
in Angola, Congo, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa,
Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre and Zimbabwe, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to four
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 or even 100 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are bright yellow.
The genera name means ‘old man’
from the Latin senex, and referring to the whitish
grey, hairy pappus. The species name means ‘with
leaves like Oxyria digyna’. |
