Nilgiri Senecio
Senecio neelgherryanus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- May-December
How to identify Nilgiri Senecio
Identify Nilgiri Senecio by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nilgiri Senecio.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Senecio neelgherryanus
- Genus
- Senecio
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nilgiri Senecio itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nilgiri Senecio itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Nilgiri Senecio
A member of the Asteraceae family, Nilgiri Senecio (Senecio neelgherryanus) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to December.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Nilgiri Senecio belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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