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fireweed groundsel

Senecio linearifolius

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) lulaha, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 255, February 135, March 89, April 65, May 53, June 44, July 30, August 38, September 48, October 76, November 102, December 188.
Australia1,123
Victoria565
New South Wales331
Tasmania206
United States161
California161
Australian Capital Territory17
Other Territories4
New Zealand1
Northland Region1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Subshrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a subshrub growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusgroundsels · Senecio

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Sources

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Practise fireweed groundsel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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