Senecio madagascariensis

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Senecio madagascariensis
Madagascar ragwort
Madagascar ragwort
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
(unranked) Euasterids II
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Senecio
Species: S. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Senecio madagascariensis
Poir. (1817)
Synonyms

Senecio burchellii auct. - non DC.
Senecio incognitus Cabrera
Senecio junodianus O.Hoffm.
Senecio ruderalis Harv.
Sources: IPNI, [1] AFPD[2]

Senecio madagascariensis also known as Madagascar ragwort is a species of the genus Senecio and family Asteraceae. Other common names include Madagascar groundsel and fireweed[3] and has made a place for itself on the noxious weeds list for Hawaii[4] and the reject list for Australia.[5]

[edit] Distribution

Native
Afrotropic:
Southern Africa: Cape Province, Natal, Transvaal, Swaziland

Sources: GRIN[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Plant Name Search Results (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  2. ^ Senecio madagascariensis Poir. record n° 98241 (HTML). African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  3. ^ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). PLANTS Profile, Senecio madagascariensis (HTML). The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  4. ^ Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (1999-01-01). Senecio madagascariensis (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  5. ^ Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (2001-01-25). Senecio madagascariensis (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
  6. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2003-03-10). Taxon: Senecio madagascariensis Poir. (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.

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