Cotton Fireweed at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Senecio quadridentatus | 14 Aug 2023 | Tapirlord | ||
| Senecio microbasis | 11 Dec 2022 | JaneR |
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5 comments
abread111
wrote:
11 Dec 2022
I am finding it difficult to be sure of the id for this species - the underside of the leaf is supposed to be purple which I have not seen in a plant I saw recently.
Tapirlord
wrote:
13 Dec 2022
Personally I am doubtful of past Identifications of this species, but in saying that it is not a plant I know well. My understanding is that several specimens of "Senecio microbasis" have been collected, has anything actually come of that?
waltraud
wrote:
13 Dec 2022
As far as I remember, Barb passed to me 2 specimens which she collected in the area and I passed them on to Isobel for id - I think one specimen was without roots and the other one was not fresh. We have it on the Flora list so I assume it was positively id-ed . Barb do you remember?
abread111
wrote:
13 Dec 2022
No, it was not identified by Isobel - went rotten or something before she got to it. So I am still trying to source another plant. The site on Mt Majura where they were present the last 2 years has been disturbed and the red anther wallaby grass has taken over, and I have not found the "S. microbasis" there this spring. But I saw what could be another plant further down the track so I will return to that. In the meantime there are several sightings showing on S. quadridentatus with the dark flower colour but the ones I've seen on Majura and at Bluetts (Blewitts) block were not cottony. Hope to get seeds as they are supposedly distinctive.
JaneR
wrote:
14 Dec 2022
Another photo added, showing a bit of leaves.
Plant may be too tall for Senecio microbasis.
An alternative possibility is that this is one of the many forms of Senecio linearifolius.
Plant may be too tall for Senecio microbasis.
An alternative possibility is that this is one of the many forms of Senecio linearifolius.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.179214-35.248506
- Altitude 688.3m
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2022 07:04 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
Additional information
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Senecio quadridentatus Scientific name
- Cotton Fireweed Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1455.75m Recorded at altitude
- 321 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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