Asteraceae
Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Asteraceae, also known as Compositae, is one of the largest and most diverse families of flowering plants. It includes numerous succulent species native to arid and semi-arid regions, especially in Africa and the Canary Islands. Succulent genera within this family — such as Kleinia, Curio, Caputia and Senecio — feature fleshy stems, reduced or glaucous leaves, and characteristic capitulate flowers.
Cacalia
Cacalia
Cacalia is a historical genus of the family Asteraceae, now largely obsolete in modern taxonomy. Species formerly classified under Cacalia have been redistributed mainly to the genera Kleinia, Curio, Caputia, and Senecio following molecular and morphological revisions. Historically it included succulent plants with articulated stems, glaucous or woolly foliage, and yellow to orange capitulate flowers. Species are native to Africa, the Canary Islands, and North Africa.
Caputia
Caputia
A genus of succulents in the family Asteraceae, recently segregated from Senecio. Caputia species are succulent shrubs from southern Africa with silver, bluish or grey-green leaves covered in waxy trichomes. Formerly known as "silver Senecio", they are highly prized in Mediterranean and xerophytic gardening.