Senecio pectinatus DC. var. pectinatus

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Common Name

Yellow-flowered Alpine Groundsel, Yellow Alpine Groundsel.

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Description

Plants to c. 0.2 m high, with scape 0.5–1.8 mm diam. unpressed. Rosette leaves 1–5 (–8) cm long, pinnatisect, with medial zone of solid lamina of similar width throughout rachis, 1–2 (–4) mm wide at widest. Capitula: calycular bracteoles (4–) 5–6.5 mm long, 0.6–1.1 mm wide; involucre 6–8 (–9) mm long, 8–15 (–20) mm wide at widest point when pressed. Corolla of disc florets mostly <6 mm long. Achenes 4–5 mm long. Pappus 4–5 mm long.

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Phenology

Flowers summer–autumn.

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Biostatus

Native.

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Distribution

Occurs in Tasmania from Mount Arthur in the north to Mount La Perouse in the south.

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Habitat

Grows in alpine or subalpine herbfields, heathland and shrubland, commonly near streams or seepage areas.

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Representative Herbarium Specimens

Tas.: Hamilton Crags, 1.5 km E of Legges Tor, Ben Lomond National Park, F.E. Davies 1167 (AD, CANB, HO, MEL); between Ladies Tarn and Hartz Peak, Hartz Mountains National Park, P.S. Short 1892 (MEL).

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Illustrations

J.B. Kirkpatrick, Alpine Tasmania 78, fig. 34f (1997); I.R. Thompson, Muelleria 20: 131, fig. 10 (2004); C. Howells et al., Tasmania's Natural Flora 2nd edn, 76 (2012).

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Bibliography

Howells, C., Whiting, J., Roberts, J., Reeves, R., Taylor, F. & Taylor, V. (2012). Tasmania's Natural Flora 2nd edn. (Australian Plants Society Tasmania Inc., Hobart Group).

Kirkpatrick, J.B. (1997). Alpine Tasmania: an illustrated guide to the flora and vegetation. (Oxford University Press: Melbourne, Oxford).

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Source

Flora of Australia Volume 37 (2015).

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From the Acacia characters species list, created by on Mar 12, 2015.
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Last updated: John Busby; Oct 26, 2020 12:33 Status: Legacy

Author - I.R. Thompson

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Cite this profile as: I.R. Thompson. Senecio pectinatus var. pectinatus, in (ed.), Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Senecio%20pectinatus%20var.%20pectinatus [Date Accessed: 15 March 2025]