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Senecio deltoideus

Botanic Family

Asteraceae

Author

Lessing

Common Names

• Olesita (Kimaasai)
• Mkonde (Kipare)

Geographical Habitats

• Kenya
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Saudi Arabia
• Cape Province
• Natal
• Northern Provinces - South Africa
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Tall grassland
• disturbed areas
• waterside

Flowering Times

• Jun-Sep (Tanzania)

Fruiting Times

Puberulous climbing herb or liana to 7m, with dentate leaves 75mm long, cream to yellow flowers in axillary & terminal corymbs with bracts, glabrescent achenes

Further References

• Mobot
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA