Senecio triactinus S. Moore

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Photo: Bart Wursten
By main Vumba rd, below Westaway

Photo: Bart Wursten
By road from Birchenough Bridge-Masvingo Rd to Lake Kyle Recreational Park entrance gate

Photo: Mark Hyde
By Jean's Way, off Cromlet Road, Arcturus

Synonyms:	Senecio homoplasticus S. Moore
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Frequency:
Status:	Native
Description:	Perennial herb, up to 1.6 m. Capitula in large terminal, branched heads. Ray-florets white to pale cream; disc-florets darker cream.
Type location:	Mozambique
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	triactinus: Gk. tri- (three), Gk. aktis, aktinos (ray); referring to the 3 white rays of each capitulum in the original description. Our plants appear generally to have more than 3 rays.
Habitat:	In a variety of open habitats, often along road sides.
Altitude range: (metres)	180 - 1650 m
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique.
FZ divisions:	MS
Growth form(s):
Endemic status:	Near Endemic
Red data list status:	Data deficient
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026). Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) Pages 61 - 62. 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. also as S. homoplasticus

Flora of Zimbabwe: Senecio triactinus

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