Dendrosenecio brassiciformis

Dendrosenecio brassiciformis is a species of East African giant groundsel. It is endemic to the slopes of Aberdare Range and bearing fruit but once, and dying after.^[4] Once considered to be of the genus Senecio but since have been reclassified into their own genus Dendrosenecio.

Dendrosenecio brassiciformis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Dendrosenecio
Species:	D. brassiciformis
Binomial name
Dendrosenecio brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb. (1986)
Synonyms[2][3]
Dendrosenecio brassica subsp. brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) B.Nord. (1978) Senecio brassica subsp. brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb. (1973) Senecio brassiciformis R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr. (1922) Senecio keniensis subsp. brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) C. Jeffrey (1986)

Distribution

Dendrosenecio brassiciformis lives on the Aberdare Range from 2,950 to 3,950 meters (9,680 to 12,960 ft) elevation.^[4]

Infraspecific name synonymy

• Dendrosenecio brassica B.Nord. subsp. brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) B.Nord.
• Dendrosenecio brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb.
• Senecio brassica R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr. subsp. brassiciformis (R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.) Mabb.
• Senecio brassiciformis R.E.Fr. & T.C.E.Fr.