Senecio sp.

A Fireweed at Amaroo, ACT

Senecio sp. at Amaroo, ACT - 13 Sep 2018
Senecio sp. at Amaroo, ACT - 13 Sep 2018
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Identification history

Senecio sp. 8 Jul 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Senecio sp. 3 Jul 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Arrhenechthites mixtus 22 Sep 2018 BettyDonWood
Senecio prenanthoides 22 Sep 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 22 Sep 2018 nathkay

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3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   23 Sep 2018
The purple stem suggests it might be Purple Fireweed. However, if there is no one who really knows seedlings of that group of daisies, I would be inclined at this stage to mark it as Inconclusive,
KenT wrote:
   23 Sep 2018
For the latest suggestion the genus spelling is Arrhenechthites, my feeling is that this is a daisy but it is too immature for me to be able to make a useful contribution.
   3 Jul 2019
The purple underside of leaves is common for Senecio quadridentatus and other Senecio species, see:
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) on 18 Oct 2015
Senecio sp. is a good bet.

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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Senecio sp. Scientific name
  • A Fireweed Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1676.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 96 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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