Lordhowea velleioides
Forest Groundsel at Twelve Mile Peg, NSW
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| Lordhowea velleioides | JasonPStewart | 18 Jan 2025 | |
| Unverified | Clarel | 20 Nov 2024 |
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18 Jan 2025
Ref' (in brief, without full citation):
• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:
Senecio genus botanical key to species: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Senecio
The steps i checked your photographs for these features including the full resolution of these photographs when necessary and thus chose:
• Heads radiate ...,
• Ligules of ray florets yellow or whitish,
• Involucral bracts 5–14, rarely more in some heads,
• Involucral bracts 10–14, rarely more in some heads,
• Middle stem leaves sessile, stem-clasping, not tapered into a petiole-like base, more or less cordate with distinct auricles,
• Lower surface of leaves and stems glabrous,
• Involucral bracts 5–7 mm long; ligules 5–8 mm long; achenes 2–4 mm long; coastal, tablelands and Western Slopes species,
• Bracteoles usually not present at base of involucre
–to this species :
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Senecio~velleioides
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• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:
Senecio genus botanical key to species: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Senecio
The steps i checked your photographs for these features including the full resolution of these photographs when necessary and thus chose:
• Heads radiate ...,
• Ligules of ray florets yellow or whitish,
• Involucral bracts 5–14, rarely more in some heads,
• Involucral bracts 10–14, rarely more in some heads,
• Middle stem leaves sessile, stem-clasping, not tapered into a petiole-like base, more or less cordate with distinct auricles,
• Lower surface of leaves and stems glabrous,
• Involucral bracts 5–7 mm long; ligules 5–8 mm long; achenes 2–4 mm long; coastal, tablelands and Western Slopes species,
• Bracteoles usually not present at base of involucre
–to this species :
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Senecio~velleioides
.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.371505-35.173790
- Altitude 486.1m
- Places Twelve Mile Peg, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 16 Nov 2024 01:33 PM Recorded on
- Clarel Recorded by
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Lordhowea velleioides Scientific name
- Forest Groundsel Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1081m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Senecio velleioides
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Was the plant in flower?
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