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Senecio glomeratus Poir.
Cluster-headed Fireweed

Reference
Lam., Encycl. Suppl. 5:130 (1817)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect, open annual or perennial, herb, to 1.4 m high. Fl. yellow, Sep to Dec or Jan or Mar to Apr. Grey peaty sand, sandy gravel, brown clay, grey clay loam, laterite, granite. Open flats, depressions, swamp edges, hilltops & mid-slopes, roadsides.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 7 October 2004

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Katanning, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Cranbrook, Denmark, Donnybrook-Balingup, Kojonup, Manjimup, Nannup, Plantagenet, Rockingham, Wongan-Ballidu.