Senecio hispidulus
Rough Fireweed
Erect annual or shortly-lived perennial herb with sparsely coarsely-hairy to almost hairless stems.
Additional information
- FamilyAsteraceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Size0.2-1.3 m high
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesStalkless lance-shaped to egg-shaped mid green leaves, 4-14 cm x 5-35 mm, shallow to deeply toothed or deep lobes, bristly hairy on top, lightly curly-hairy below, basal lobes with 2 coarse teeth.
- Flower colourPale yellow
- Flowering timeSeptember to December
- FlowersDense terminal bunches of small rayless daisy flowerheads. Bracts of flowerhead green, hairless or a few cobwebby hairs, black spot on tips.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils, colonising disturbed soils and along tracks in forests. Full sun, semi to dappled shade.
- Garden useLeaves have interesting shapes. Provide a natural effect along paths.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions
- Related speciesSenecio hispidulus var. dissectus has become Senecio bathurstianus. It occurs on Mt. Dandenong and is distinguished by the fern-like foliage and the drier habitat. Similar to Senecio glomeratus which is greyish from cobwebby hairs on all parts, leaves softly hairy, bracts at base of flowerheads also cobwebby.
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