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|familia=Asteraceae
|genus=Senecio
|species=rowleyanus
|taxo_author=H.Jacobsen
|common_name=String of beads, string-of-pearls
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=cacti-succulent
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min ht box=20
|Min ht metric=in
|Max ht box=32
|Max ht metric=in
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|Min wd box=8
|Min wd metric=in
|Max wd box=12
|Max wd metric=in
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=houseplant
|flowers=blue, purple, white
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=9
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|max_zone=10
|image=Senecio rowleyanus.jpg
|image_width=240
}}
'''''Senecio rowleyanus''''', commonly called '''string-of-pearls''' or '''string-of-beads''', is a [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Asteraceae]].  It is native to southwest [[Africa]].  ''S. rowleyanus'' grows long, trailing stems of spherical leaves.  The flowers are pale and brushlike.  It is cultivated indoors as an [[ornamental plant]] for hanging baskets. The fleshy leaves are poisonous and should not be consumed.