Classification
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Senecio angulatus L.f. (1781)
Vernacular Name(s):
Cape ivy
 Description

Glabrous, scandent, perennial herb, sometimes forming a dense tangled shrub up to 2 m tall. Stems usually sparingly branched. Lvs petiolate; petiole ± = lamina, not amplexicaul; lamina not lobed, ovate to deltoid, obtuse to acute, mucronate, obtuse to truncate at base, coarsely toothed with 1–3, convex-sided teeth on each side and lowermost teeth often distinctly larger, c. 30–60 × 25–50 mm; venation palmate-pinnate. Uppermost lvs becoming smaller, narrower, with fewer teeth or entire. Capitula in open, terminal panicles. Supplementary bracts 4–7, linear to subulate, 1.5–2.5 mm long. Involucral bracts 8–11, oblong, 5–6 mm long. Ray florets (4)–5; ligules yellow, 6–11 mm long. Disc yellow. Achenes terete, with hairs on ribs, c. 4 mm long; pappus 5–7 mm long.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
 Phenology

Flowering: Mar.–Aug.

 Bibliography
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42.