Senecio madagascariensis

Madagascan Fireweed, Fireweed at Braddon, ACT

Senecio madagascariensis at Braddon, ACT - 4 Oct 2023
Senecio madagascariensis at Braddon, ACT - 4 Oct 2023
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Senecio madagascariensis 4 Oct 2023 natureguy
Senecio madagascariensis 4 Oct 2023 rbannister

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Found growing in leaf litter on a road. Guessing it is Sennico madegascaerensis, I pulled it out to bag and dispose of.

3 comments

natureguy wrote:
   4 Oct 2023
Yes good spotting - a couple previous records here so a site to continue monitoring
   4 Oct 2023
Thanks for finding and controlling these plants
HarleyB wrote:
   5 Oct 2023
Great work spotting and controlling this. I will organise the Biosecurity team for wider search of the area as we have several known sites in Braddon.

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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

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