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Senecio lacustrinus I.Thomps.

Reference
Muelleria 21:68-72, Figs 16f, 21 (2005)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect annual, herb, to 0.8 m high. Fl. yellow, Apr to Oct. Grey, brown or yellow sand, red sandy or clayey loams, saline sandy clay, ironstone, granite, limestone, calcarite. Ephemeral lakes and other water sources, salt lakes, samphire flats.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 31 January 2006

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Great Victoria Desert, Hampton, Mallee, Murchison, Nullarbor, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Carlisle, Carnegie, Central, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Eastern Murchison, Geraldton Hills, Hampton, Katanning, Mardabilla, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Southern Cross, Tallering, Western Murchison.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Carnamah, Coolgardie, Dalwallinu, Dundas, Esperance, Greater Geraldton, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Koorda, Laverton, Leonora, Meekatharra, Menzies, Morawa, Mount Marshall, Perenjori, Sandstone, Wiluna, Wongan-Ballidu, Yalgoo, Yilgarn.