Senecio bathurstianus
Rough Fireweed
Erect annual or shortly-lived perennial herb with dense coarsely-hairy stems, becoming sparser towards the flowerhead..
Additional information
- SynonymSenecio hispidulus var. dissectus
- FamilyAsteraceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.3-1.5 m high
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesStalkless broad-elliptic to elliptic mid green leaves 7-15 cm x 2.5-10 cm, deeply dissected to fern-like, 4-6 segments per side, coarsely-hairy on both sides, green or tinged purple below, basal lobes dissected.
- Flower colourYellow
- Flowering timeOctober to December
- FlowersDense terminal bunches of small rayless daisy flowerheads. Bracts of flowerhead green, stalks sparsely hairy.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsDry, rocky well drained soil in foothill forests. Full sun, semi shade.
- Garden useInteresting foliage. A pioneer plant for dry gardens.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from Mt Dandenong.
- Related speciesSenecio hispidulus is less hairy. Leaves are toothed but not dissected.
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Photographer/s: 1, 2 Swee Oon ©; 3 Neil Blair, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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