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Senecio angulatus L.
Family Asteraceae
Senecio angulatus L. APNI*

Description: Glabrous, scrambling perennial to c. 5 metres high.

Leaves rhombic to ovate, 3–5 cmX1–5 cm, fleshy, shallowly lobed or toothed (rarely entire), petiole 1–4 cm long.

Inflorescence a terminal cormbose panicle 4–8 cm diam; heads radiate, urn-shaped, 5–7 mm long; bracts 7–9, bracteoles present; ray florets 4–6, yellow, ligules 6–9 mm long; disc florets 10–15.

Cypselas 2–2.5 mm long, pale brown, with scatterd hairs; pappus deciduous, of 6–7 mm long white hairs.


Flower
Photo S.F. McCune

Herbarium
Sheet

Flowering: May to Jul

Distribution and occurrence: Native of South Africa. Naturalised in Vic, SA, NSW

Near coastal areas on foredunes, and near settlements.
NSW subdivisions: *NC, *CC, *SC, *CT, *NFWP
AVH map***

Text by N.G. Walsh
Taxon concept: Flora of Victoria vol. 4 (1999)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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