Senecio serpens

Senecio serpens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Senecio
Species: S. serpens
Binomial name
Senecio serpens
G.D.Rowley
Synonyms

Cacalia repens
Kleinia repens L.
Source: IPNI,[1] AFPD[2]

Senecio serpens or blue chalksticks is a species of the genus Senecio and dwarf shrub from the family Asteraceae that is indigenous to southern Africa.[2] It needs little water, and is thus one of the many plants suggested for cultivation in Australia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Plant Name Details for Senecio serpens" (HTML). International Plant Names Index (IPNI). International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  2. 1 2 "Senecio serpens record n°98387". African Plants Database. Natural History Museum of Geneva, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
  3. ↑ "The one drip flower garden" (PDF). Gardens for the 21st Century. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-28.

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