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Aug 11, 2021 - 06:06 AM
Senecio citriformis has elongated leaves that are much more blue in coloration when compared to Senecio herreanus.
S. herreanus, meanwhile, has more distinct leaf windows and larger leaves when compared to S. citriformis.
They're both called "string of tears" due to both plants having leaves that are generally tear drop shaped. The name "string of tears" is just a common name and these common names can be unhelpful due to an extreme lack of consensus. Many plants have multiple common names and share those names with many other plants. For instance, we sell a plant called ice plant that looks like this. However, ice plant is also the name of a particularly nasty invasive plant on the beaches of California.
The binomial names aren't perfect either, but there's certainly more consensus regarding them than these common names have.
S. herreanus, meanwhile, has more distinct leaf windows and larger leaves when compared to S. citriformis.
They're both called "string of tears" due to both plants having leaves that are generally tear drop shaped. The name "string of tears" is just a common name and these common names can be unhelpful due to an extreme lack of consensus. Many plants have multiple common names and share those names with many other plants. For instance, we sell a plant called ice plant that looks like this. However, ice plant is also the name of a particularly nasty invasive plant on the beaches of California.
The binomial names aren't perfect either, but there's certainly more consensus regarding them than these common names have.
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