Senecio macroglossus DC.

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Notes: Said to occur in Lusaka but this no doubt concerns planted specimens.
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Worldwide distribution: Native to Cape Province and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Sometimes planted as an ornamental.
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Literature:

Hind, D.J.N., Beentje, H.J. & Loeuille, B.F.P. (2026). Compositae - Senecioneae Flora Zambesiaca 6(4) Page 68.

Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 28.

Other sources of information about Senecio macroglossus:

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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Senecio macroglossus
Flora of Zimbabwe: Senecio macroglossus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Senecio macroglossus

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Senecio macroglossus
African Plant Database: Senecio macroglossus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Senecio macroglossus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Senecio macroglossus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Senecio macroglossus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Senecio macroglossus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Senecio macroglossus
JSTOR Plant Science: Senecio macroglossus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Senecio macroglossus
Plants of the World Online: Senecio macroglossus
Tropicos: Senecio macroglossus
Wikipedia: Senecio macroglossus


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-26

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2026). Flora of Zambia: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Senecio macroglossus.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=161250, retrieved 2 June 2026

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