Senecio deltoideus
Species of flowering plant
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Senecio deltoideus, also known as Canary creeper or climbing ragwort, is a climbing herb native to Southern Africa and Eastern Africa.[1] Its name "deltoideus" refers to the leaves being shaped like a triangle.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Senecio |
| Species: | S. deltoideus |
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Description
A slender climber, the plant forms clumps on the ground and in the underbrush of a scrubland, and is several feet long.[2] Its leaves are dull green, serrated and broadly ovate, which become silvery and paler on the undersides. False, leaflike stipules occur at the bottom of the petioles. The capitula is bright yellow, that is produced in multitude of branched flowers.[3]
Habitat
See also
- Delairea odorata, related climber