Delairea odorata |
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Cape-ivy, German ivy |
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Stems | trailing or climbing. |
Leaves | petioles about equaling blades, sometimes with pair of stipule-like lobes at bases; blades ± orbiculate or polygonal, 3–8(–12) × 3–8(–12) cm, lobes or teeth (3–)5–9+, acute. |
Phyllaries | 3–4 mm. |
Calyculi | bractlets 0.2–1.5+ mm. |
Heads | (10–)20–40. |
Pappi | surpassing involucres by 2–3 mm. |
2n | = 20. |
Delairea odorata |
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Phenology | Flowering year round, mostly Nov–Feb. |
Habitat | Shady, disturbed sites near the coast |
Elevation | 0–200(–300) m (0–700(–1000) ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR; South Africa [Introduced in North America; also introduced in Australia]
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Discussion | Delairea odorata escaped from cultivation and is now an invasive weed in shady, disturbed sites near the coast. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 609. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Delairea |
Synonyms | Senecio mikanioides |
Name authority | Lemaire: Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 1: 380. (1844) |
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