Senecio heterolobus
Butterweed, Groundsel
Other regional names: Ragwort +1 more
- Ragwort
- Ragworts
Also known as: Acleia DC. +19 more
- Acleia DC.
- Adenotrichia Lindl.
- Anecio Neck.
- Aspelina Cass.
- Brachypappus Sch.Bip.
- Brachyrhynchos Less.
- Carderina Cass.
- Cladopogon Sch.Bip.
- Crociseris (Rchb.) Fourr.
- Cryptochaete Raimondi
- Erechthites Less.
- Eudorus Cass.
- Farobaea Schrank ex Colla
- Jacobanthus Fourr.
- Lasiocephalus Willdenow ex D.F.L.Schlechtendal, 1818
- Madacarpus Wight
- Madaractis DC.
- Melalema Hook.f.
- Metazanthus Meyen
- Moerkensteinia Opiz
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Senecio heterolobus (commonly known as Butterweed or Groundsel) is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Asteraceae family. Naturally occurring in South America, this species is primarily associated with montane tropical conditions. The genus Senecio is notably large, comprising more than 1500 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Peru