Emilia abyssinica (Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich.) C. Jeffrey
var. abyssinica

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Synonyms:	Senecio abyssinicus Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich. Senecio bellidiflorus A. Rich. Senecio quartinianus Aschers.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Slender erect, annual herb up to 1 m tall but usually smaller, more or less pubescent and sometimes blueish-green. Leaves sessile, spathulate or oblanceolate, 1-8.5 cm long, pale green, sometimes purplish or blue-green beneath; margin more or less coarsely sinuate-dentate. Capitula 1-12 in a lax to dense terminal head; involucre 4-6.5 mm long, hairless, green. Ray florets, 4-8, yellow, 1.5-2.5 mm long, 4-veined. Disc florets yellow to orange, 3-4 mm long. Achenes 1-2.5 mm long, shortly hairy; pappus 3-4 mm long.
Notes:	Poisonous to livestock.
Derivation of specific name:	abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
Habitat:	In sandy Brachystegia woodland
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Flowering time:	Mar-May
Worldwide distribution:	Nigeria, Cameroon, CAR, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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Literature:	Beentje, H.J. & Ghazanfar, S.A. (eds.) (2005). Compositae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 575 - 576. Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 34. As Senecio abyssinicus Jeffrey, C. (1986). The Senecioneae in East Tropical Africa: Notes on Compositae: IV Kew Bulletin 41(4) Pages 911 - 912. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 24. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 30. As Emilia abyssinica

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