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Senecio triangularis

Senecio triangularis

9.9
A tall wildflower with triangular toothed leaves and clusters of yellow flowers that grows in wet mountain areas
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The sharply toothed leaves make Senecio triangularis easy to identify among other wildflowers.

Examples

  • While hiking in the Rockies, we spotted several Senecio triangularis growing near the stream.

  • The Senecio triangularis thrives in moist mountain areas.

  • Botanists study Senecio triangularis to understand its adaptation to mountain environments.

  • I saw a beautiful Senecio triangularis in the garden.

  • The sharply toothed leaves make Senecio triangularis easy to identify among other wildflowers.

  • While hiking in the Rockies, we spotted several Senecio triangularis growing near the stream.

  • The Senecio triangularis thrives in moist mountain areas.

Synonyms

arrowleaf groundsel
vsSenecio triangularis
  • US
9.9

A mountain plant with arrow-shaped leaves and bright yellow flower clusters in wet places

is the Latin binomial used as the formal scientific name for that plant

Surface Forms

Senecio triangularis singular
Senecio triangularises plural

Morphology

Senecio + triangularis

This is a binomial Latin plant name composed of a genus (Senecio) and a descriptive species epithet (triangularis). If a learner knows that Senecio is a plant genus and can recognize 'triangularis' as relating to 'triangular', they can infer it refers to a Senecio species with triangular features, but the form is technical and relies on knowledge of Latin naming conventions, so the relation is only partially predictable to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Senecio triangularis comes from Latin: Senecio means 'old man' because many related plants have fluffy white seed heads like an old man's hair, and triangularis means 'triangle-shaped leaves'. So the name helps you picture a plant with triangular leaves and white, fluffy seeds.