Dendrosenecio
| Giant groundsels | |
|---|---|
| Dendrosenecio kilimanjari | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Dendrosenecio (Hauman ex Hedberg) B.Nord. (1978) |
| Type species | |
| Dendrosenecio johnstonii | |
| Synonyms | |
Dendrosenecio is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is a segregate of Senecio, in which it forms the subgenus Dendrosenecio. Its members, the giant groundsels, are native to the higher-altitude zones of ten mountain groups in equatorial East Africa, where they form a conspicuous element of the flora.