Biology:Senecio macroglossus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Senecio macroglossus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Senecio
Species:
S. macroglossus
Binomial name
Senecio macroglossus

Senecio macroglossus, the Natal ivy, marguerite ivy, climbing senecio or wax ivy, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to southern Africa, from Zimbabwe and Mozambique to eastern South Africa.

Name

'Variegatus'

Despite its common name, and its resemblance to common ivy, it is not closely related to that group of plants. The Latin specific epithet macroglossus means "large tongue".[1]

Description

Growing to 3 m (10 ft) or more, it is an evergreen climber with waxy triangular leaves to 8 cm (3 in) long.

Single, yellow, daisy-like composite flowerheads are borne in summer.[2]

Cultivation

With a minimum temperature of 5–7 °C (41–45 °F), it is frequently grown as a houseplant in temperate regions. Numerous cultivars have been developed, of which 'Variegatus', with cream-coloured leaf margins, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]

References

  1. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315. 
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965. 
  3. "RHS Plant Selector - Senecio macroglossus 'Variegatus'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/56274/Senecio-macroglossus-Variegatus-(v)/Details. 
  4. "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 96. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3955278 entry