Senecio inaequidens

Senecio inaequidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Senecio
Species:	S. inaequidens
Binomial name
Senecio inaequidens DC. (1838 )
Synonyms
Senecio pellucidus Sources: IPNI,[1] AFPD[2]

Senecio inaequidens, known as narrow-leaved ragwort^[3] and South African ragwort,^[4] is a species of the genus Senecio and family Asteraceae.

Distribution

It is a native species in the Afrotropic ecozone, specifically in Southern Africa: Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland.^[5]

In a European country like Norway it is considered as "alien" and a "threat against biodiversity". In 2010 it was discovered in Oslo, to the authorities' dismay.^[6]

References

1. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
2. "Senecio inaequidens DC. record n° 98173" (HTML). African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
3. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
4. "Senecio inaequidens". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
5. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (1996-11-12). "Taxon: Senecio inaequidens DC." (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
6. "Boersvineblom funnet på Sjursøya i Oslo" (in Norwegian). County Governor's Office in Oslo and Akershus. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2010.