''Senecio brasiliensis'', known by the

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flor-das-almas, (flower-of-souls), is a perennial species of the genus ''

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'' and family

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. It is native to fields and meadows of central South America.

Description

''S. brasiliensis'' is a densely leafy

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herb, to tall, with yellow flowers that prefers to make its home in degraded

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lands and unploughed

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s in central South America. Leaves and stems: ''S. brasiliensis'' stands very upright with a branched hairless and grooved stem. The leaves are alternate, pinnate and deeply lobed dark green on the top, whitish green on the underside. The lower part of the plant is smooth, while the upper part is hairy and the leaves cluster at the highest point with the flower stalks (corymbs). Flowers: Yellow flowers dense on corymbs; two types of flowers (that look like etal), disc florets with both male and female flowers and ray flowers which are simply female. Seeds: Small seed with white hairs that use the wind to get around with.

Common Names

* en, Flower of souls, hempleaf ragwort * pt, malmequer-amarelo, Maria-mole, tasneirinha, flor-das-almas * Guarani: ''Agosto poty'' (August flower) Image:Senecio brasiliensis.png

Distribution

''S. brasiliensis'' grows at elevations of to . Native:

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(mostly North

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and

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(mostly South Central),

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, and

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. Current: :America ::North America:

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::South America:

:Europe ::South-West Europe:

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Dana, E. D., Verloove, F., Alves, P., & Heiden, G. (2021). Senecio brasiliensis (Spreng.) Less. (Asteraceae), another potentially invasive alien species in Europe. BioInvasions Records, v. 10 (3), 521-53

Predators

*'' Phaedon confinis'' (

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) *'' Atarsocoris brachiariae'' ( Hemiptera: Cydnidae) – Burrowing brown bug

References

External links

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