Scapisenecio pectinatus
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| Flowering plants among rocks in Walls of Jerusalem National Park in Tasmania | |
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| Species: | S. pectinatus
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| Senecio pectinatus | |
Senecio pectinatus, commonly known as alpine groundsel, is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.[2] The species occurs in alpine areas of south-eastern Australia in peat-based soils.[3][4] It has divided leaves forming a basal rosette and produces a single yellow flowerhead (up to 30 mm diameter) on a stalk up to 20 cm high.[3]
Two varieties are currently recognised:
- Senecio pectinatus var. major F.Muell. ex Belcher (Victoria and New South Wales)[5][6]
- Senecio pectinatus DC. var. pectinatus (Victoria and Tasmania)[5][7] It has small leaves with the tips of the divided segments curving inwards.[4]
A white-flowering variety (Senecio pectinatus var. ochroleucus F.Muell.) was promoted to species status in 2004 as Senecio albogilvus I.Thomps.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Senecio pectinatus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Senecio pectinatus DC". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Senecio pectinatus (DC.) Benth". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Senecio pectinatus (Asteraceae)". Key to Tasmanian vascular plants. University of Tasmania. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ a b Walsh N.G and V. Stajsic. Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria (Eighth Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. ISBN 978-0-9751362-8-7. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Senecio pectinatus var. major F.Muell. ex Belcher". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "A Census of the vascular plants of Tasmania" (PDF). Retrieved 10 January 2012.