Senecio madagascariensis
Madagascan Fireweed, Fireweed at Watson, ACT
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| Senecio madagascariensis | Tapirlord | 24 Jun 2022 | |
| Senecio (genus) | JVR | 24 Jun 2022 |
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5 comments
24 Jun 2022
JVR - If you can could you please go back try to find it and take photos of the flowerhead's underside and perhaps from the side? It looks like the Fireweed S. madagascariensis a highly invasive species which we desperately want to keep out. We found a couple at the lower west slope see for instance Senecio madagascariensis (Madagascan Fireweed, Fireweed) and we assume seeds had been blown into Mt Majura nature reserve from Gungahlin.
24 Jun 2022
Hi Waltraud - happy to go back this arvo, I didn’t have my glasses with me otherwise could have tried for a better ID & pics.
24 Jun 2022
I would just pull it out and bag it, in my mind there is no doubt this is madagascan fireweed. Mt Majura doesn't have a locally occuring look alike species. Senecio pinnatifolius var. alpinus is the the one usually confused with madagascan fireweed, but this doesn't occur in Canberra as it grows in above 1200m.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.179122-35.243614
- Altitude 806.2m
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 24 Jun 2022 01:21 PM Recorded on
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Species information
- Senecio madagascariensis Scientific name
- Madagascan Fireweed, Fireweed Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1000m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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