Dendrosenecio keniodendron or giant groundsel is a species of the genus Dendrosenecio of the large family Asteraceae and is one of the several species of giant groundsels endemic to the high altitudes of the Afrotropics, including Dendrosenecio johnstonii
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dendrosenecio keniodendron being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dendrosenecio elgonensis
- Lobelia rhynchopetalum — considered toxic
- Espeletia hartwegiana
- Dendrosenecio keniensis
- Lobelia telekii — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Dendrosenecio
- Species
- Dendrosenecio keniodendron
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