Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii one of the East African giant groundsel and this one can be found on the Rwenzori Mountains, Virunga Mountains and the Mitumba Mountains. It is a species of the genus Dendrosenecio and is also a collection of reclassified Senecio species.
Description Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii grows to 6 meters tall. The old leaves drop off and leave a very slender stem. Flower heads have very prominent yellow ray flowers.
Distribution Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii is found more on sloping, better-drained soils on the Rwenzori, Virunga, and Mitumba mountains between 3,500 and 4,500 meters. It is also found between 4,400 and 5,000 meters but does not produce flowers there.
Infraspecific name synonymy The names for the giant groundsels have become somewhat confusing: Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox subsp. alticola (Mildbr.) E.B.Knox Senecio adnivalis Stapf var. alticola (T.C.E.Fr.) Hedberg Senecio adnivalis Stapf var. intermedia Hauman Senecio alticola T.C.E.Fr. var. subcalvescens Hauman Senecio johnstonii Oliv. var. alticola (T.C.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey Senecio refractisquamatus De Wild. var. intermedia (Hauman) Robyns Dendrosenecio erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) E.B.Knox subsp. erici-rosenii Senecio erici-rosenii R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr. Senecio johnstonii Oliv. var. erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) C.Jeffrey Senecio kahuzicus Humb. Senecio longeligulatus De Wild.
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