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Fleshy Groundsel or Annual Yellowtop

Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Senecio

Species: gregorii

Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Description

Erect, fleshy annual, herb, to 1 m high. Fl. yellow, May to Oct. Red or brown or white-grey clay, red sands or loams, laterite, sandstone. Flats, dunes, depressions, saline sites, clay pans, along breakaways, at the base of rocky outcrops.

Identification

The main flower colour is yellow.

References

http://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/9366

http://bie.ala.org.au/species/SENECIO+GREGORII

Created: 17 Jun 2014 - John Baas
Updated: 19 Nov 2014 - Member - John and Val

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Location

Bio Regions

Murchison (MUR), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Central Ranges (CER), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Finke (FIN), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Gawler (GAW)

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Created: 17 Nov 2014 13:55