Curio rowleyanus

String-of-beads
fleshy leaves of Senecio rowleyanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Senecio
Species:	S. rowleyanus
Binomial name
Senecio rowleyanus H.Jacobsen

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.

References

• Ombrello, T., Senecios, retrieved 2007-05-06

• Perl, Philip (1978). Cacti and Succulents. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books. pp. 124–125. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)