Senecio lopezii, Boiss.

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20. S. lopezii Boiss. , Elenchus 60 (1838)

( S. grandiflora Hoffmanns. & Link , non Bergius).

Perennial 30-100 cm. Stock short. Stems erect, simple or branched only in inflorescence, sparsely pubescent. Leaves rapidly decreasing in size and becoming very sparse up the stem; basal and lower cauline 20-30 x 2-5-7 cm, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, sparsely crispate-pubescent at least beneath, subentire or dentate with more or less patent teeth, more or less petiolate; upper cauline linear-lanceolate, sessile, more or less amplexicaul. Capitula 1-8, 40-55 mm in diameter, in a lax corymb. Involucre 10-14 mm, sparsely crispate-pubescent, with 10-15 supplementary bracts f-| as long as the involucre. Ligules 12-20, 15-20 mm, yellow. Achenes 5-6 mm, scabrid-puberulent. FFkwwfo and other shady places. • S. W. Spain, S. W. Portugal. Hs Lu.