Senecio spathulatus A.Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Sprawling to decumbent perennials to c. 0.5 m high. Leaves undivided or uncommonly lobate, 1–5 cm long, fleshy, wrinkling on pressing; base of upper-stem leaves sometimes becoming slightly dilated, weakly clasping, without narrow segments; margin usually serrate or serrulate, sometimes with few teeth or entire; undivided leaves with l:w ratio 2–3. Capitula 1–6 per stem; calycular bracteoles 8–12, 1.5–3 mm long, 1–2 mm wide, subacute to acute; involucre 5–11 mm long, 4–10 mm diam.; bracts mostly c. 13, with broader stereomes 1–3 mm wide. Ligulate florets c. 13; ligule 10–25 mm long. Achenes 3–7 mm long, orange, golden, light brown or straw coloured, with papillose hairs in narrow to broad bands, or glabrous; receptacular attachment areas homomorphic. Pappus persistent, 3–7 mm long.
Life form perennial
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Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.5
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Environment

A specialised coastal species growing on frontal sand dunes and forming low broad clumps.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

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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 spathulatus world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:142661-3
WFO ID wfo-0000036960
COL ID 4WN8C
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Synonyms

Senecio spathulatus var. spathulatus Senecio spathulatus

Lower taxons

Senecio spathulatus var. attenuatus Senecio spathulatus var. latifructus