Senecio inaequidens

Senecio inaequidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Senecio
Species: S. inaequidens
Binomial name
Senecio inaequidens
DC. (1838 )
Synonyms

Senecio pellucidus
Sources: IPNI,[1] AFPD[2]

Senecio inaequidens is a species of the genus Senecio and family Asteraceae.

Distribution

It is a native species in the Afrotropic ecozone, specifically in Southern Africa: Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland.[3]

In a European country like Norway it is considered as "alien" and a "threat against biodiversity". In 2010 it was discovered in Oslo, to the authorities' dismay.[4]

References

  1. ^ International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPlantNameSearch.do?id=245637-1. Retrieved 2008-05-25. 
  2. ^ "Senecio inaequidens DC. record n° 98173" (HTML). African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb/bd/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=98173. Retrieved 2008-05-25. 
  3. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1996-11-12). "Taxon: Senecio inaequidens DC." (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?406768. Retrieved 2008-05-25. 
  4. ^ "Boersvineblom funnet på Sjursøya i Oslo" (in Norwegian). County Governor's Office in Oslo and Akershus. 19 October 2010. http://www.fylkesmannen.no/hoved.aspx?m=4770&amid=3453667. Retrieved 22 October 2010.