FNA: Delairea odorata

	Delairea odorata
	Cape-ivy, German ivy
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
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] [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
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)
Web links	Local floras: CA, OR Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Encyclopedia of Life World Flora Online Wikipedia Google Image Search

Cape-ivy, German ivy

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.

= 20.

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]

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

Parent taxa

Synonyms

Senecio mikanioides

Name authority

Lemaire: Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 1: 380. (1844)

Web links

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