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Dendrosenecio elgonensis

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
Uganda to Kenya (Mt. Elgon)
Climate
montane tropical

About

Dendrosenecio elgonensis is one of the giant groundsel of East Africa; this one is endemic to Mount Elgon. They used to be considered part of the genus Senecio but recently have been reclassified to their own genus, Dendrosenecio.

Where it grows

Found on the slopes of Mount Elgon between 2750 and 4200 meters.

Other Dendrosenecio plants

Giant Groundsel · Dendrosenecio battiscombei · Dendrosenecio brassiciformis · Dendrosenecio cheranganiensis · Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii · Dendrosenecio johnstonii · Dendrosenecio keniensis · Dendrosenecio keniodendron · Giant Groundsel · Dendrosenecio meruensis · Giant Groundsels

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dendrosenecio elgonensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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