Senecio formosus Kunth belongs to the Asteraceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Senecio
Specific Epithet
formosus
Authorship
Kunth
10/4/2012
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal
Notes
Hierba 0.6-0.75 m, flores lila moradas.
2/18/2005
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
40 cm tall; calyx dark purple-violet; ray flowers pale violet-purple; disk flowers pale yellow-green.