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Dendrosenecio keniodendron

Dendrosenecio keniodendron
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
Kenya (Nyandarua Mts., Mt. Kenya)
Climate
montane tropical

About

Dendrosenecio keniodendron or giant groundsel is a species of the genus Dendrosenecio of the large family Asteraceae and is one of the several species of giant groundsels endemic to the high altitudes of the Afrotropics, including Dendrosenecio johnstonii

(Senecio battiscombei)

Where it grows

D. keniodendron is endemic to valley slopes and ridges in the alpine zone of Mount Kenya. 0 degrees latitude at altitudes of 3,700 metres (12,100 ft) and 4,500 metres (14,800 ft).

Other Dendrosenecio plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dendrosenecio keniodendron 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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