Senecio behrianus Sond. & F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Extensively rhizomatous perennials to c. 0.8 m high, not glaucous, somewhat cobwebby or woolly. Leaves to c. 8 cm long, with l:w ratio c. 15–30, undivided; base attenuate; margin entire or denticulate; upper surface appressed-cobwebby, becoming glabrous; lower surface usually appressed-cobwebby; venation generally indistinct. Capitula few per stem; calycular bracteoles 3–6, 2–3 mm long; involucre 4–5 mm long, c. 2 mm diam.; bracts 11–13, appressed-woolly. Florets 15–22; ligulate florets usually 5 or 6; ligule 3.5–5 mm long. Achenes obloid-ellipsoid, 2.5–3 mm long, with papillose hairs in bands. Pappus c. 7 mm long.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.8
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Environment

Grows in heavy soils in low-lying areas.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
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Distribution

Senecio behrianus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:244073-1
WFO ID wfo-0000068035
COL ID 6YFM6
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Synonyms

Senecio behrianus