Senecio sophioides
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| Senecio sophioides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Senecio |
| Species: | S. sophioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Senecio sophioides | |
Senecio sophioides is a species of plant from South Africa.
This diffuse plant is covered in small hairs and glands. It grows up to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall.[1] The pinnatisect leaves have linear lobes and may sometimes have one or two teeth. They have small, white terminal callouses.[1]
Flowers are present between July and October.[2] They are yellow or purple in colour and are borne in radiate flowerheads on long stalks.[1]