Senecio leucoglossus F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Herbs to c. 1 m high, ± glabrous. Leaves to c. 10 cm long, with l:w ratio c. 2–3, coarsely dentate to pinnatisect, with 2–5 projections per side; base with well-developed auricles. Capitula several to many per stem; calycular bracteoles 2–4, 1 mm long; involucre c. 3.5 mm long, 1.2–1.5 mm diam.; bracts 7–9. Florets 9–13; ligulate florets 1–3, with ligules 4 mm long, white, sometimes tinged pink. Achenes 1.5 mm long, with papillose hairs in bands. Pappus c. 3 mm long.
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Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

Grows in red-brown gravelly clay and sandy clay in forest.
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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 leucoglossus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:246035-1
WFO ID wfo-0000008622
COL ID 4WLNJ
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Synonyms

Senecio leucoglossus