Katimera Chamanthi / Slender-Leaf Senecio
Senecio tenuifolius
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-February
How to identify Katimera Chamanthi
Identify Katimera Chamanthi 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: August-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Katimera Chamanthi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Senecio tenuifolius
- Genus
- Senecio
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub forests and dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Java, Indonesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Katimera Chamanthi 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 Katimera Chamanthi itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Telugu
- Katimera chamanthi
About Katimera Chamanthi
A member of the Asteraceae family, Slender-Leaf Senecio (Senecio tenuifolius) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It grows in scrub forests and dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Katimera Chamanthi belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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