Senecio pinnatifolius

Senecio pinnatifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Senecio
Species:	S. pinnatifolius
Binomial name
Senecio pinnatifolius A.Rich.

Senecio pinnatifolius is a species of herb native to Australia. Common names include Coast Groundsel.

Description

It grows as an erect herb up to a metre in height, with yellow flowers.^[1][2]

Taxonomy

The name Senecio pinnatifolius was first published by Achille Richard in 1834, but it was not immediately taken up. Instead, the species was long treated as the Australian component of S. lautus. In 1969, the Australian members of S. lautus were recognised as a distinct species, and the name S. pinnatifolius was reinstated.^[3]

The infraspecific taxonomy of the species is complicated and in a state of flux. A number of subspecies and varieties have been published, but these have long been recognised as not accurately reflecting variation within the species. In 2004 a thorough study of the species found ten variants, but did not publish names for them because further nomenclatural work was required for this.^[3] The following year a new revision, was published, in which the following varieties were recognised:

• edit] Distribution and habitat

  It is native to Australia.

  References

  1. ^ "Senecio pinnatifolius A.Rich.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/20161. 
  2. ^ New South Wales Flora Online: Senecio pinnatifolius by A.Rich., Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia
  3. ^ ^{a b} Radford, I. J.; Cousens, R. D.; Michael, P. W. (2004). "Morphological and genetic variation in the Senecio pinnatifolius complex: are variants worthy of taxonomic recognition?". Australian Systematic Botany 17 (1): 29–48. doi:10.1071/SB03013. 

  External links

  • "Senecio pinnatifolius A.Rich.". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/20161. 
  • New South Wales Flora Online: Senecio pinnatifolius by A.Rich., Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia
  • "Senecio pinnatifolius A.Rich.". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=48914. 

  Further reading

  • Thompson, I. R. (2005). "Taxonomic studies of Australian Senecio (Asteraceae) 5. The S. pinnatifolius/S. lautus complex". Muelleria 21.