Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Subtropical forest

Range

Southern Africa

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Rare

About

This evergreen climber grows across southern Africa with thick, waxy leaves. Its triangular foliage can stretch over three meters long to reach sunlight.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Senecio

Species

Senecio macroglossus