Senecio pinnatifolius var. pinnatifolius

Garran, ACT

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Identification history

	Senecio pinnatifolius var. pinnatifolius	16 Sep 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Senecio pinnatifolius var. pinnatifolius	14 Sep 2021	Tapirlord

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8-10 plants on the side of the fire trail…….. another first for red hill

5 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

16 Sep 2021

Thanks - had to spend a lot of time to ensure that this was not Madgascarian Fireweed - so will need to be aware of this in the field

Mike wrote:

16 Sep 2021

The general rule is to count the bracts, but the leaves here are also quite different from Madagascarian fireweed.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

16 Sep 2021

Cheers it was the number of petals not being 13 that tipped me over

Tapirlord wrote:

17 Sep 2021

Thanks, Michael, I had discounted Madagascan fireweed on account of the leaf shape, but I'll count the bracts next time. Probably should've been more wary, given it's a stray daisy on the side of a fire trail. :)

waltraud wrote:

4 Sep 2022

How do you distinguish Fireweed from Groundsel? I counted three times 13 "petals" in the main photo and the slightly toothed leaf in the top mid part of photo 2 looks to me like a leaf of Fireweed.

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