Senecio sp.

A Fireweed at undefined

Senecio sp. at undefined - 20 Jul 2018
Senecio sp. at undefined - 20 Jul 2018
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Identification history

Senecio sp. 11 Sep 2018 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 22 Jul 2018 CharlesDove

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Maybe Fireweed?

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   12 Sep 2018
It could be fireweed. http://weeds.dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Details/53
The photo is not really good enough to say definitely. A good sideways on closeup of a flower head, particularly at the base, would help.
The key in Vicflora separates pinnatifolius from madagariensis thus: in pinnatifolius the bracts and bracteoles (small green leaf-like structures just beneath the flowerhead) are conspicuously black tipped. In madagascariensis they are not. In pinnatifolius the bracteoles overlap the base if the flowerhead; in madagascariensis the bracteoles do not or barely overlap the base of the flowerhead. The ‘seeds’ of pinnatifolius are 1.6-5 mm long; ‘seeds’ of madagascariensis are 1.5-2.2 mm long.

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Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 20 Jul 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
  • CharlesDove Recorded by

Species information

  • Senecio sp. Scientific name
  • A Fireweed Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1676.7m Recorded at altitude
  • 84 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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