Shrubby Fireweed at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Senecio minimus | 13 Dec 2022 | Tapirlord | ||
| Senecio minimus | 11 Dec 2022 | JaneR |
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5 comments
abread111
wrote:
11 Dec 2022
Certainly looks like the images for that species in VicFlora, but I cannot confirm it - the number of bracts is 13 where I could count them on your excellent photos, which is too high for S. minimus and some of the other identifying features are not present at this time or not shown. These Senecio species need a whole plant sample taken to a botanist to be sure of what the id is.
Tapirlord
wrote:
13 Dec 2022
Fantastic find Jane! This species appears to be quite uncommon in the ACT & is easy to identify from photos so I would be very hesitant to collect a specimen.
waltraud
wrote:
13 Dec 2022
Barb I couldn't count the bracts but I thought the leaves are the giveaway (auriculate, lanceolate, regularly and finely toothed).
JaneR
wrote:
13 Dec 2022
At that spot, there was only one plant, and i didn’t see any more: so definitely not collected. The leaves are very distinctive, as is stem colour ( even if not a strong character).
Thanks Ciaran 😊 yes, i was quite chuffed.
Thanks Ciaran 😊 yes, i was quite chuffed.
abread111
wrote:
13 Dec 2022
Glad you did not collect it, Jane! Will keep an eye out for more of them. Barbara
Location information
- Coordinates 149.177397-35.247544
- Altitude 699.6m
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
Additional information
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Senecio minimus Scientific name
- Shrubby Fireweed Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1445.65m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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