Senecio haworthii
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Senecio haworthii also known as Woolly senecio is a perennial dwarf shrub
of the Senecio
genus
that grows in South Africa
usually between the altitudes of 900 to 1200 meters.
First description by Adrian Hardy Haworth
, in Miscellanea naturalia, 1803, p. 189, with the name of Cacalia tomentosa.
Haworth specify he received the plant, introduced eight years before, from the Stockwell Botanical Garden of his friend Benjamin Robertson.
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
of the 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...
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...
that grows in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
usually between the altitudes of 900 to 1200 meters.
First description by Adrian Hardy Haworth
Adrian Hardy Haworth
Adrian Hardy Haworth was an English entomologist, botanist and carcinologist.He was the son of Benjamin Haworth of Haworth Hall...
, in Miscellanea naturalia, 1803, p. 189, with the name of Cacalia tomentosa.
Haworth specify he received the plant, introduced eight years before, from the Stockwell Botanical Garden of his friend Benjamin Robertson.