Kleinia petraea
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Kleinia petraea is a species
of the genus
Kleinia
and family Asteraceae
which was previously considered to be a species of Senecio
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Kleinia
Kleinia
Kleinia is a genus of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It contains the following species:It used to contain the following species:* Senecio articulatus Sch. Bip.**Kleinia articulata Haw....
and family Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
which was previously considered to be a species of Senecio
Senecio
Senecio is a genus of the daisy family that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters...
.