Global InformationDendrosenecio keniensis information
| Dendrosenecio keniensis | |
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Conservation status
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 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Dendrosenecio |
| Species: | D. keniensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Dendrosenecio keniensis (Baker f.) Mabb.
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| Range of S. keniensis in Afrotropic | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dendrosenecio brassica B. Nord. | |
Dendrosenecio keniensis (syn. Senecio keniensis and S. brassica) is one of the giant groundsels endemic the higher altitudes of Mount Kenya. It is in the family Asteraceae and the genus Dendrosenecio (previously a Senecio). Dendrosenecio keniodendron occurs the upper alpine zone of Mount Kenya and D. keniensis in the wetter areas of the lower alpine or the moorlands.[4][5]
- ^ Williams, E.; Crook, V. (2016). "Dendrosenecio keniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T63923702A63934910. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T63923702A63934910.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Dendrosenecio keniensis (Baker f.) Mabb. record n° 105268". African Flowering Plant Database. 1986. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Senecio keniensis Baker". Nomenclatural Data Base. Missouri Botanical Garden. 1894. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ Alan P. Smith; Truman P. Young (1994). "Population biology of Senecio keniodendron". In Philip W. Rundel; Alan P. Smith; F.C. Meinzer (eds.). Tropical Alpine Environments: Plant Form and Function. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-42089-X.
- ^ Mizuno, Kazuharu. "Vegetation Succession in Relation to Glacial Fluctuation in the High Mountains of Africa" (PDF). African Study Monographs (Suppl.30): 195–212. Retrieved 2008-03-28.