Senecio medley-woodii
Encyclopedia
Senecio medley-woodii is a species
of the genus
Senecio
and family Asteraceae
.
Although ingesting it has no medical or health benefits, it is believed that several African slaves brought it with them as good luck charms when they were being transported to the Americas.
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...
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...
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...
.
Although ingesting it has no medical or health benefits, it is believed that several African slaves brought it with them as good luck charms when they were being transported to the Americas.