Taxon

Senecio haworthii

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Common name: Tontelbos, Grey-leaved senecio, Haworth-senecio, Woolly senecio
Family: Asteraceae (Aster)
Synonym: Kleinia haworthii, Kleinia tomentosa
Distribution: Little Karoo, South Africa
Habitat: Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Succulent plant
Comments: The leaves are remarkably densely felted, so much so that the felt can be stripped off, dried, and used as tinder. The plant is accordingly called "tontelbos" in Afrikaans. The word means "tinder bush".
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Locations

  • 1: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1999-472/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
  • 2: Arid House 1 • Accession: 1999-472/2 • Provenance: Unrecorded
  • 3: Arid House 1 • Accession: 2019-567/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
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