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Delairea odorata (Cape-ivy)

Synonyms: Delairea scandens; Senecio mikanioides; Senecio scandens (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Delairea is a plant genus within the family Asteraceae. It is classified within tribe Senecioneae. It contains only one species, Delairea odorata, which was previously included in the genus Senecio as Senecio mikanioides, and is known as Cape ivy in some parts of the world and German ivy in others.
View Wikipedia Record: Delairea odorata

Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Delairea odorata

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  High
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Structure [2]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Isles of Scilly Complex 66350 England, United Kingdom    
Reserva de la Biosfera de Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve V 1777 Spain  

Predators

Phytomyza syngenesiae (chrysanthemum leafminer)[3]
Rhizoecus cacticans (cacticans mealybug)[4]

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
3New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database
4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0