Senecio leucopeplus

Senecio leucopeplus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to northeastern Argentina. The species is currently extinct in the wild, as the last 2 specimens found in the wild disappeared in 2007. There are currently two specimens in cultivation at the Pillahuincó Botanic Garden.^[1][2][3]

Senecio leucopeplus
Conservation status
Extinct in the Wild  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Senecio
Species:	S. leucopeplus
Binomial name
Senecio leucopeplus Cabrera, 1941
Synonyms[2]
Senecio candolleanus Hook. & Arn.