Senecio speciosus Willd.

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Synonyms: Senecio concolor DC.
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Status: Native
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For descriptions see World Flora Online
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Habitat: Damp grassland, marshy areas and lake sides.
Altitude range: (metres) 0 - 750 m
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Worldwide distribution: Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa.
FZ divisions: Z,M
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Literature:

Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 215. (Includes a picture).

Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026). Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) Pages 54 - 55.


Other sources of information about Senecio speciosus:

External websites:

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


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Senecio speciosus.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=224740, retrieved 14 July 2026

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