Senecio hispidissimus
Common Name:
Rough Fireweed
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Far south-eastern Australia from Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island east to the Grampians in western Victoria, on Wilsons Prom in South Central Victoria. Tasmania [7]
Map - Australasian Virtual Herbarium
Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Sandy soils in heathlands, woodlands and shrublands
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Flower Description:
Yellow to yellow-green
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Habit:
Herb to 1 m high
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
This species differs from S. hispidulus in having dense, coarse hairs on the stem. The bracts surrounding the flower heads are purple, or green with a purple zone
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Conservation status:
Rare in Victoria
References:
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Thompson, I. R. (2004). “Taxonomic studies of Australian Senecio (Asteraceae): 1. The disciform species”.????Muelleria????19, pages 138--139.