Senecio warrenensis I.Thomps.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Sprawling to decumbent perennials to c. 0.3 m high. Leaves undivided or pinnatisect, 2–5 cm long, fleshy, wrinkling on drying; base of upper-branch leaves not or only slightly dilated toward summit, without narrow segments; margin ± entire; undivided leaves with l:w ratio c. 8–10; pinnatisect leaves with 1–4 segments per side. Capitula 3–6 per stem; calycular bracteoles 12–18, 2.5–4.5 mm long, 1.5–2.5 mm wide, acute; involucre 7–9 mm long, 5–8 mm diam.; bracts mostly c. 13; broader stereomes 1.3–2 mm wide. Ligulate florets c. 13; ligule 8–15 mm long. Achenes 4–4.5 mm long, light brown, with papillose hairs obscuring most of surface; receptacular attachment areas homomorphic. Pappus not persistent, 5–8 mm long.
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Mature height (meter) 0.3
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Environment

Grows on unstable, drifting dunes, where it is a pioneering species with Poa poiformis.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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

Senecio warrenensis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77070054-1
WFO ID wfo-0000010258
COL ID 4WNRS
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Synonyms

Senecio warrenensis