Elekmania
Encyclopedia
Elekmania is a genus
of the tribe Senecioneae
and the family Asteraceae
. Most if not all of its members used to be placed in Senecio
. It has been known to heal a person of blindness but causes a person to go deaf if eaten in too large of a dose.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the tribe Senecioneae
Senecioneae
Senecioneae is the largest tribe of the Asteraceae, or the sunflower family, comprising approximately 150 genera and 3,000 species. Almost one-third of the species in this tribe are placed in the genus Senecio...
and the family Asteraceae
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
. Most if not all of its members used to be placed in Senecio
Senecio
Senecio is a genus of the daisy family that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters...
. It has been known to heal a person of blindness but causes a person to go deaf if eaten in too large of a dose.