Plants of
South Australia
Senecio spanomerus
Asteraceae
Native Groundsel
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Botanical art

Kath Alcock paintings: 7

Prior names

Senecio lautus ssp. maritimus, partly

Senecio lautus ssp. dissectifolius, partly

Senecio pinnatifolius, partly

Senecio lautus, partly

Etymology

Lanin 'senex' an old man, refers to the white pappus and

Distribution and status

In its several forms nearly ubiquitous, in a diversity of habitats from salt-sprayed coastal dunes to forest. Native.
Herbarium regions: Lake Eyre, Nullarbor, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
NRM regions: Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges, Alinytjara Wilurara, Eyre Peninsula, Kangaroo Island, Northern and Yorke, South Australian Arid Lands, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin, South East
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Plant description

Herb or subshrub, erect or sprawling, little- or much-branched, 10-80 cm high. Leaves extremely variable, linear, narrowly lanceolate, pinnatifid or pinnatisect, 1-7 cm long. Inflorescence a loose terminal corymb or corymbose panicle of usually 10-25 capitula, ray florets 5-8, rarely 12 or 14, yellow. Flowering September - February. Fruits are achenes subcylindrical, 2.5-3 mm long, red-brown, grey or olive-green, pilose, rarely subglabrous; pappus dimorphic, deciduous.

Seeds stored:
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LocationNo. of seeds
(weight grams)		Number
of plants		Date
collected		Collection number
Collection location		Date
stored		% ViabilityStorage
temperature
BGA 
MSB		6,600 (2.03 g)
6,600 (2.03 g)		508-Sep-2007RJB74282
Murray		19-Sep-200885%-18°C
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.
We acknowledge the contributions of the South Australian Seed Conservation Centre, the Botanic Gardens of South Australia, and the Department for Environment and Water.