Senecio brasiliensis, known by the common name flor-das-almas,[1] (flower-of-souls), is a perennial species of the genus Senecio and family Asteraceae. It is native to fields and meadows of central South America.
Senecio brasiliensis | |
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flor-das-almas growing in Rio Grande do Sul | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Senecio |
Species: |
S. brasiliensis
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Binomial name | |
Senecio brasiliensis | |
Native range of S. brasiliensis. | |
Synonyms | |
Cineraria brasiliensis Spreng.[1] |
S. brasiliensis is a densely leafy perennial herb, 1 metre (3.3 ft) to 2 metres (6.6 ft) tall, with yellow flowers that prefers to make its home in degraded pasture lands and unploughed croplands in central South America.[3][4]
Leaves and stems: S. brasiliensis stands very upright with a branched hairless and grooved stem. The leaves are alternate, pinnate and deeply lobed[4] dark green on the top, whitish green on the underside.[5] The lower part of the plant is smooth, while the upper part is hairy and the leaves cluster at the highest point with the flower stalks (corymbs).[4]
Flowers: Yellow flowers dense on corymbs; two types of flowers (that look like [petal]s), disc florets with both male and female flowers and ray flowers which are simply female.[4]
Seeds: Small seed with white hairs that use the wind to get around with.[4]
S. brasiliensis grows at elevations of 0 metres (0 ft) to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft).
Native: Argentina (mostly North Argentine Northwest and Gran Chaco), Bolivia, Brazil (mostly South Central), Paraguay, and Uruguay.[1][2][4][6]
Current:
Phaedon confinis Klug, 1829 (Chrysomelidae) was the one that most stood out, specially because it was found in great numbers on the plant
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