Senecio (genus)
A Fireweed at Bungonia, NSW
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| Senecio (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 11 Jun 2025 | |
| Senecio (genus) | MattM | 30 Jul 2023 |
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7 comments
30 Jul 2023
@Tapirlord are you sure this is S. madagascarensis? The leaves are very fine, outrolled, lacking teeth, and the flowers aren’t as dense or as numerous as in S. madagascarensis. Additionally the ray florets are up to 8 rather than 13-15 as expected in S. madagascarensis. I was thinking this might be Senecio linearifolius var. linearifolius.
30 Jul 2023
Yeah honestly I had misgivings about the ID when I confirmed it, this was just me being silly. of course S.madagascarensis should have 13-15 ray florets and thicker leaves with toothed margins. It will be one of the local species. In terms of S.linearifolius, i'm not sure. The photos don't lend themselves well to tell us the scale. However if the plant is around a metre tall that does sound promising.
31 Jul 2023
31 Jul 2023
I assume this image is from Bungonia. ANPS has S. lautus listed. We have an extensive plant list for this SCA from many WW visits. Most ANPS plant lists are on the Society’s web site and are a big repository of plant records for the local area
Location information
- Coordinates 150.019592-34.801444
- Altitude 545.2m
- Maps Bungonia National Park Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Places Bungonia, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 30 Jul 2023 01:51 PM Recorded on
- MattM Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Senecio (genus) Scientific name
- A Fireweed Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1676.7m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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