Senecio pauciradiatus
Senecio pauciradiatus is an annual herb in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The specific epithet comes from the Latin pauci- (“few”) and radiatus, referring to the flower's relatively few ray florets.[1]
Senecio pauciradiatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Senecio |
Species: | S. pauciradiatus |
Binomial name | |
Senecio pauciradiatus Belcher[1] | |
Description
The plant grows up to 25 cm in height and is rarely branched below the inflorescence. The leaves are alternate, 5–6 cm long, 1 cm wide. The flowers occur in cymose inflorescences; they have 4–7 yellow outer florets with 6–8 funnel-shaped disc florets. The fruit has short hairs between brown ribs and is 2.5–3 mm long.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The plant is endemic. to Australia’s subtropical Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. It is very rarely collected and apparently restricted to the island localities of Stevens Point and Middle Beach.[1]
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References
- "Senecio pauciradiatus". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-01-27.
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