Senecio niveoplanus

2 Tharwa, ACT

Request use of media

Identification history

Senecio niveoplanus	15 Aug 2023	Tapirlord
Senecio niveoplanus	14 Aug 2023	natureguy
Senecio interpositus	27 Dec 2022	Tapirlord
Senecio prenanthoides	23 Dec 2022	Tapirlord

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

Significant sighting

Tapirlord noted:

15 Aug 2023

Rare both locally and nationally, this is the 16th national record and only the 2nd from the ACT.

User's notes

I’m not exactly happy with my suggestion, ideas welcome.

4 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

27 Dec 2022

Senecio is a difficult genus to ID - but this seems to be the most likely doesn't match gunni or hispidulus which are ones I keyed it out to, not sure what Species N looks like

Tapirlord wrote:

27 Dec 2022

Ditto to that, I agree that this doesn't match gunnii or hispidulus. Perhaps Senecio niveoplanus. Which is said to have a purplish lower leaf surface that is coarsly hairy https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/2dc44e26-fe47-4da7-a703-680ff70750af

Tapirlord wrote:

14 Aug 2023

I'm nearly certain this is Senecio niveoplanus. This plant has coarsely hairy upper and lower leaf surfaces, lobed leaves with a purplish underside and is in montane forest on granitic soils. The only other ACT record is along a wet seep under mountain gum, so we are in similar habitat.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

14 Aug 2023

Happy to go along with your suggestion ciaran - another significant sighting

Please Login or Register to comment.