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Senecio ramosissimus DC.
Auricled Groundsel

Reference
Prodr. 6:371 (1838)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Erect perennial, herb, 0.5-2.5 m high. Fl. yellow, Sep to Dec or Jan to Apr. Sand over limestone, loam over granite.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 17 June 1997

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste, WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Augusta Margaret River, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Busselton, Denmark, Gnowangerup, Harvey, Jerramungup, Manjimup, Nannup, Perth, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe, Rockingham, Wanneroo.