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Classification
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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Senecio glomeratus Poir., Encycl. (Lamarck) Suppl. 5. 130 (1817)
Vernacular Name(s):
Fireweed; Pukatea
Description
Erect annual or short-lived perennial herb. Mid cauline lvs sparsely white- lanate on upper surface, usually densely white-lanate on lower, very rarely becoming only sparsely hairy, apetiolate, elliptic to narrow-oblong, pinnately lobed with oblong to obovate, entire or few-toothed segments, amplexicaul and dentate at base, 5–17 × 1.5–4 cm. Uppermost lvs smaller, often lanceolate, usually dentate and not lobed, rarely entire. Supplementary bracts 8–14, 1–2.5 mm long. Involucral bracts 13–(14), usually lanate toward base, (4)–4.5–6 mm long. Ray florets 0. Disc yellow, 2–3 mm diam. Achenes ellipsoid-subcylindric, slightly constricted below apex, usually with 1–3 rows of hairs between ribs, sometimes evenly hairy, 1.2–1.6 mm long.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Indigenous (Non-endemic) | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Phenology
Flowering: Nov.–Mar.–(Oct.)
Bibliography
Poiret, J.L.M. 1817: Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique. Vol. Supplement 5.
Thompson, I.R. 2004: Taxonomic studies of Australian Senecio (Asteraceae): 1. The disciform species. Muelleria 19: 101–214.
