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{{SPlantbox
 
{{SPlantbox
 
|familia=Asteraceae
 
|familia=Asteraceae
|genus=Senecio  
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|genus=Senecio
|species=rowleyanus  
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|species=rowleyanus
|common_name=String of beads
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|taxo_author=H.Jacobsen
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|common_name=String of beads, string-of-pearls
 
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|habit=cacti-succulent
 
|habit=cacti-succulent
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|exposure=sun, part-sun
 
|exposure=sun, part-sun
 
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|features=houseplant
 
|flowers=blue, purple, white
 
|flowers=blue, purple, white
 
|Temp Metric=°F
 
|Temp Metric=°F
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|max_zone=10
 
|max_zone=10
|image=Upload.png
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|image=Senecio rowleyanus.jpg
 
|image_width=240
 
|image_width=240
 
}}
 
}}
Describe the plant here...
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'''''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.  
    
==Cultivation==
 
==Cultivation==
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File:Senecio rowleyanus CologneUni.jpg| photo 1
 
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