Senecio barbertonicus Klatt

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Besna Kobila, Matobo

Photo: Isla Grundy
Near Camp Dwala, Matopos

Photo: James Varden
Near Toghwana Dam, Matobo National Park

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Synonyms:	Kleinia barbertonica (Klatt) Burtt Davy
Common names:	Barberton groundsel (English) Barberton senecio (English) Succulent bush senecio (English)
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Status:	Native
Description:	Succulent shrub, sometimes climbing. Stems glabrous, with persistent leaf scars. Leaves succulent, terete, slightly curved, sessile, clustered near the branch apices, up to 9 × 0.5 cm; apex acute, mucronate. Inflorescence a corymbose panicle. Capitula 12-17 mm. Phyllaries 5-8, 12-15 mm. Rays present, yellow.
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Derivation of specific name:	barbertonicus: from Barberton in Mpumalanga, South Africa, where the type specimen was collected.
Habitat:	On granite kopjes and in rocky places.
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Worldwide distribution:	Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Eswatini and South Africa.
Mozambique distribution:	?
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Content last updated:	Thursday 29 October 2015
Literature:	Bandeira, S., Bolnick, D. & Barbosa, F. (2007). Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique Page 213. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 32. 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.

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