Senecio linearifolius var. arachnoideus

Cobweb Fireweed Groundsel at Wyanbene, NSW

Senecio linearifolius var. arachnoideus at Wyanbene, NSW - 22 Apr 2019
Senecio linearifolius var. arachnoideus at Wyanbene, NSW - 22 Apr 2019
Senecio linearifolius var. arachnoideus at Wyanbene, NSW - 22 Apr 2019
Senecio linearifolius var. arachnoideus at Wyanbene, NSW - 22 Apr 2019
Senecio linearifolius var. arachnoideus at Wyanbene, NSW - 22 Apr 2019
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Identification history

Senecio linearifolius var. arachnoideus 28 Apr 2019 BettyDonWood
Senecio linearifolius var. arachnoideus 28 Apr 2019 BettyDonWood
Senecio sp. 27 Apr 2019 MattM

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Several hundred plants at the bottom of a flat gully in (montane?) forest. I'm thinking this is Senecio garlandii, but I am not confident in my assessment. I tried using Betty Wood's new lucid key and it put me in Senecio. I am basing my ID of this largely on the photos in the key, and the description provided. I didn't take any samples for ID, so I only have my crude photos to work with.

3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   28 Apr 2019
Senecio garlandii only occurs on the Western Slopes. If you had restricted the search to dry or wet forest it would not have been a hit. Do you have any in focu photos of the leaves? That would help in the ID.
MattM wrote:
   28 Apr 2019
I uploaded this via the app with 5 images. I think there may be a bug because multiple sightings I have uploaded today have done the same thing. I have uploaded the other images (including the leaves). I hope the photos I have are in focus. I was conscious of taking good leaf photos, but I had to keep pressing on so I just did a few quick photos.

I now get 4 Senecio species, and I am leaning towards S. linearifolius.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   28 Apr 2019
Excellent leaf photos. Thanks.

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  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 22 Apr 2019 01:59 PM Recorded on
  • MattM Recorded by

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  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

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