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Fireweed

Senecio madagascariensis

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A beautifully simple daisy with a single layer of few petals from a yellow centre. Lanky growth to stems, long narrow leaves. Flowers about 25mm across.

Habitat:

This was clambering over recently dried ground in a sandy river bed next to a eucy forested national park.

Notes:

?Senecio amygdalifolius

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Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis)

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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks Maria. Now I'm finding out just how many there are. 8-/
Maria dB
Great series showing the different parts of the plant

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Plants of South Eastern Australia
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PublishedAugust 22, 2013

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