Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
polyodon: with many teeth
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Senecio polyodon DC. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=161300
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- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Description
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Erect perennial herb, up to 75 cm. Leaves in a basal rosette, narrowly elliptic, up to 10 cm long, clasping the stem; margin coarsely toothed. Flowerheads white to purple, ray-florets absent.
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Senecio polyodon DC. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=161300
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
South Africa as far as the Eastern Cape; doubtful in Zimbabwe.
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Senecio polyodon DC. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=161300
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
