''Senecio crassiflorus'', in , one of the native South American ''

Senecio ''Senecio'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. Variously circumscribed taxonomically, the genus ''Senecio'' is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. Description Mo ...

'' and an herbaceous

dune A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, flat ...

dwelling

perennial In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...

Description

''Senecio crassiflorus'' is not an upright herb, the silvery to white woolly to tall plant tends to "lay down and rest" on the dunes and sandy coastal areas it inhabits. ;Leaves: Shaped like spatula with roundish, long, narrow, linear bases to having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base. Mostly to long, to wide. The edges are smooth or toothed towards apex and both surfaces woolly. ;Flowers: Broadly bell shaped, woolly flower heads appear singly or a few together, to in diameter. ;Seeds and reproduction:

Achene An achene (; ), also sometimes called akene and occasionally achenium or achenocarp, is a type of simple fruit, simple dry fruits, dry fruit produced by many species of flowering plants. Achenes are monocarpellate (formed from one carpel) and Dehi ...

s to ; pappus long. :Reports claim ''S. crassiflorus'' does not produce viable seeds and spreads itself asexually or via

vegetative reproduction Vegetative reproduction (also known as vegetative propagation, vegetative multiplication or cloning) is a form of asexual reproduction occurring in plants in which a new plant grows from a fragment or cutting of the parent plant or specializ ...

Community species

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Ipomoea pes-caprae ''Ipomoea pes-caprae'', also known as bayhops, bay-hops, beach morning glory, railroad vine, or goat's foot, is a common pantropical creeping vine belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. It grows on the upper parts of beaches and endures salted a ...

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Hydrocotyle bonariensis ''Hydrocotyle bonariensis'', the largeleaf pennywort, once a member of the family Apiaceae, now in the family Araliaceae and of the genus ''Hydrocotyle'', is a hairless and creeping perennial. Description ;Flowers: This plant has numerous whit ...

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Juncus acutus ''Juncus acutus'', the spiny rush, sharp rush or sharp-pointed rush, is a flowering plant in the monocot family Juncaceae. It is native to the Americas, Northern and Southern Africa, Western and Southern Europe and West Asia, and is found in a v ...

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Spartina ''Spartina'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, frequently found in coastal salt marshes. Species in this genus are commonly known as cordgrass or cord-grass, and are native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean in western and southern Eu ...

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Hydrocotyle umbellata ''Hydrocotyle umbellata'' is an aquatic plant that thrives in wet, sandy habitat. Its English common name is manyflower marshpennywort or dollarweed. It is native to North America and parts of South America. In Brazil it is known as acariçoba a ...

Colombian communities

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remote sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an physical object, object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object, in contrast to in situ or on-site observation. The term is applied especially to acquiring inform ...

project for rapid ecological evaluation, ''S. crassiflorus'' was found in

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

inhabiting two areas that were evaluated. A flood prone coastal region: * ''

Acanthospermum australe ''Acanthospermum australe'' (Paraguayan starburr, ihi kukae hipa, Paraguay bur, Paraquay starbur, pipili, sheepbur, or spiny-bur) is a South American species of herbaceous plants first described as a species in 1758. Distribution The species i ...

'' * '' Acicarpha tribuloides'' * '' Ambrosia tenuifolia'' * '' Androtrichium trigynum'' * ''

Azolla ''Azolla'' (common called mosquito fern, water fern, and fairy moss) is a genus of seven species of aquatic ferns in the family Salviniaceae. They are extremely reduced in form and specialized, having a significantly different appearance to ot ...

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Bacopa monnieri ''Bacopa monnieri'', also known as water hyssop, brahmi, thyme-leafed gratiola, herb of grace, and Indian pennywort, is a perennial, creeping herb native to wetland areas globally. It is used in Ayurveda. In 2019, the US Food and Drug Administ ...

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Baccharis articulata ''Baccharis articulata'' is a species of shrub in the family Asteraceae. The species was first described by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, but was later reclassified by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1807. The species is used for a variety of medical use ...

'' * '' Cardionema ramosissima'' * ''

Centella asiatica ''Centella asiatica'', commonly known as Indian pennywort, Asiatic pennywort, spadeleaf, coinwort or gotu kola, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, ...

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Cephalanthus glabratus ''Cephalanthus glabratus'' is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is native to South America. A common local name is sarandí colorado. It was described by ( Spreng.) K.Schum. and published in '' Flora Brasiliensi ...

'' * '' Chenopodium retusum'' * '' Cuphea carthagenensis'' * ''

Cynodon dactylon ''Cynodon dactylon'', commonly known as Bermuda grass, also known as couch grass in Australia and New Zealand, is a grass found worldwide. It is native to Europe, Africa, Australia and much of Asia. It has been introduced to the Americas. Contra ...

'' * '' Cyperus haspan'' * '' Cyperus virens'' * ''

Enydra sessilis ''Enydra'' may refer to: * ''Enydra'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae * ''Enydra'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae {{Genus disambiguation ...

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Erechtites hieracifolia ''Erechtites hieraciifolius'' (fireweed, American burnweed, or pilewort) is a plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. It is native to the Americas, but is found many places around the world having been introduced by human activity. such as in Hawa ...

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Eryngium pandanifolium ''Eryngium pandanifolium'', or pandan-like-leaved eryngo or caraguata, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Eryngium'' of the of the family Apiaceae, native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina, and introduced in Austral ...

'' * '' Hedyotis salzmanii'' * '' Ischaemum minus'' * '' Juncus microcephalus'' * ''

Nymphoides indica ''Nymphoides indica'' is an aquatic plant in the Menyanthaceae, native to tropical areas around the world. It is sometimes cultivated, and has become a minor weed in Florida, where it resembles the native ''Nymphoides aquatica''. Common names i ...

'' * '' Panicum racemosum'' * ''

Paspalum nicorae ''Paspalum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. The group is widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. Commonly known as paspalum, bahiagrasses, crowngrasses or dallis grasses, many of the species are tall per ...

'' * '' Petunia litoralis'' * '' Pluchea sagitalis'' * ''

Polygonum punctatum ''Persicaria punctata'' ( syn. ''Polygonum punctatum'') is a species of flowering plant in the knotweed family known by the common names dotted smartweed and dotted knotweed. ''Persicaria punctata'' is native to the Americas, where it can be fo ...

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Pterocaulon ''Pterocaulon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to North and South America and to Australasia. Blackroot is a common name for species native to North America. The plants are perennial herbs, frequently densely cov ...

'' sp. * '' Ranunculus apiifolius'' * '' Sesbania punicea'' * '' Solanum platense'' * '' Thelipteris interrupta'' * '' Xyris jupicai'' * '' Zizaniopsis bonariensis'' A sandy area near to a forest: * '' Acanthospermun australe'' * '' Baccharis arenaria'' * ''

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Mikania micrantha ''Mikania micrantha'' is a tropical plant in the family Asteraceae; known as bitter vine, climbing hemp vine, or American rope. It is also sometimes called mile-a-minute vine (a moniker also used for the unrelated '' Persicaria perfoliata''). ...

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Myrcianthes cisplatensis ''Myrcianthes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1856.Oenothera ''Oenothera'' is a genus of about 145 species of herbaceous flowering plants native to the Americas. It is the type genus of the family Onagraceae. Common names include evening primrose, suncups, and sundrops. They are not closely related to ...

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Passiflora caerulea ''Passiflora caerulea'', the blue passionflower, bluecrown passionflower or common passion flower, is a species of Flowering Plants of Summer and Autumn, flowering plant native plant, native to South America. It has been introduced elsewhere. It ...

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Polygonum ''Polygonum'' is a genus of about 130 species of flowering plants in the buckwheat and knotweed family Polygonaceae. Common names include knotweed and knotgrass (though the common names may refer more broadly to plants from Polygonaceae). In the ...

'' sp. * '' Salyx hunboldtiana'' * ''

Sapium glandulosum ''Sapium glandulosum'' is a species of tree in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to the Neotropics from Mexico and the Caribbean south to Argentina, and it has been cultivated elsewhere.Schoenoplectus californicus ''Schoeneoplectus californicus'' is a species of sedge known by the common names California bulrush, southern bulrush and giant bulrush. It is also sometimes called "tule", but the closely related ''Schoenoplectus acutus'' is the species most oft ...

'' * '' Sebastiania schottiana'' * '' Sesbania punicea'' * '' Theliptheris interrupta'' * ''

Tillandsia aeranthos ''Tillandsia aeranthos'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Tillandsia''. This species is native to southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of So ...

Distribution

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Native Native may refer to: People * '' Jus sanguinis'', nationality by blood * '' Jus soli'', nationality by location of birth * Indigenous peoples, peoples with a set of specific rights based on their historical ties to a particular territory ** Nat ...

Neotropic The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In biogeogra ...

: ::Brazil:

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

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Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

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New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

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Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q7450386 crassiflorus Halophytes Flora of Southern America Flora of Brazil