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Senecio lamarckianus, the Bois De Chèvre , is a species of flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
 in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae

The family Asteraceae or Compositae is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.The name 'Asteraceae' is derived from the type genus Aster , while 'Compositae', an older but still valid name, means composite and refers to the characteristic inflorescence, a special type of pseudanthium found in o...
 family and a member of the genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 Senecio. It is endemic to the island Mauritius
Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius, , is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres east of Madagascar....
 and is threatened by habitat loss.

S. lamarckianus is named after the French philosopher, botanist and zoologist Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck, usually known as Lamarck, was a France soldier, natural history, academia and an early proponent of the idea that evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with Naturalism ....
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of the Wood or S. lamarckianus is a many branched perennial shrub that grows to be to tall.

Leaves and stems: The stalk and branches are densely covered with white hairs.






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Senecio lamarckianus, the Bois De Chèvre , is a species of flowering plant
Flowering plant

The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of Embryophytes. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms are the only extant groups of Spermatophyte....
 in the Asteraceae
Asteraceae

The family Asteraceae or Compositae is the largest family of flowering plants, in terms of number of species.The name 'Asteraceae' is derived from the type genus Aster , while 'Compositae', an older but still valid name, means composite and refers to the characteristic inflorescence, a special type of pseudanthium found in o...
 family and a member of the genus
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 Senecio. It is endemic to the island Mauritius
Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius, , is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres east of Madagascar....
 and is threatened by habitat loss.

S. lamarckianus is named after the French philosopher, botanist and zoologist Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de la Marck, usually known as Lamarck, was a France soldier, natural history, academia and an early proponent of the idea that evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with Naturalism ....
.

Description

Goat of the Wood or S. lamarckianus is a many branched perennial shrub that grows to be to tall.

Leaves and stems: The stalk and branches are densely covered with white hairs. Oblong leather-like leaves are silvery greenish colored, to long by to wide and are attached to the branch with a leaf stalk to long, which bear on opposite sides small, well-spaced lanceolate lobules. Pointed at the tips and slender at the base; serrated, more so at the tips, mostly hairless on the tops and densely hairy underneath.

Flowers: Numerous flower heads which cluster into a flat top, each on its own flower stalk; center flower heads tending to open first. Inflorescence is completely covered in white hairs and appears in groups of seven. Clusters composed of ray florets, with long yellow rays, tube long. Internal florets, with yellow corolla with long lobes.

Fruits: Achenes can vary between and in length, are smooth and bear a pappus of to long with white hairs.

Distribution

Endiemic to Mauritius, now very rare, found in dry mountainous regions around the summit peaks of the island. Localities: Mondrain, Pieter Both Mountain
Pieter Both (mountain)

Pieter Both is the second highest mountain of Mauritius. It is 820 metres tall. It is named after Pieter Both, the first Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies....
, Gubbies, Piton du Fouge Ridge Forest
Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire

Piton de la Petite Rivi?re Noire is the tallest mountain on the island of Mauritius,in the Indian Ocean. Located in the Black River district and rising to a height of 828 m above sea level, it forms part of the Black River mountain range....
, crests above Port Louis
Port Louis (district)

Port Louis District is the Capital and one of the Districts and dependencies of Mauritius of Mauritius. It includes many community areas including Plaine-Verte, Vallee Pitot, China Town, Ward4 and Camp Yoloff....
, most of them in Piton du Fouge. There is a chance there are more individuals in more remote areas.

Possible synonyms

  • Senecio lyratus Forssk.
  • Senecio auriculatus Vahl
  • Senecio lyratipartitus A.Rich.
  • Cineraria schimperi Oliv. & Hiern
  • Senecio basipinnatus Baker
  • Senecio masonii De Wild.
  • Senecio lyratipartita (A.Rich.) Cuf.