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Senecio spanomerus I.Thomps.

Reference
Muelleria 21:58-63, Fig. 17 (2005)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, near glabrous perennial, herb, to 1 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Sep or Nov. Brown sand or loam, gritty brown clayey sand over granite, limestone. Coastal dunes, rock platforms, salt lake margins, river beds, drainage lines.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 31 January 2006

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie, Esperance Plains, Hampton, Jarrah Forest, Mallee, Nullarbor, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Carlisle, Eastern Goldfield, Eastern Mallee, Fitzgerald, Hampton, Mardabilla, Merredin, Nullarbor Plain, Perth, Recherche, Southern Cross, Southern Jarrah Forest, Western Mallee.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Boyup Brook, Coolgardie, Dundas, Esperance, Gingin, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kent, Kondinin, Lake Grace, Menzies, Ravensthorpe, Wongan-Ballidu.