Senecio vernalis
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One of the European species of Senecio
Senecio vernalis is an annual that is also known as Eastern groundsel. While it has been long classified as Senecio vernalis, this species has more recently been identified as a subspecies of Senecio leucanthemifolius
Poir.
and is now included by some in that species taxonomy.
that can be sometimes confused with S. eboracensis
Stems and leaves: Leaves usually wavey, dissected, with lateral lobes that are about as long as width of central undivided portion, usually conspicuously covered with fine hairs. The edges are serrated. Leaves alternate one leaf per node along the stem.
Seeds: The oldest collection of seeds recorded was 16 years; average germination change for these was from 100% to 82.5%, with a mean
storage period 13 years.
A Senecio
and a diploid, Senecio vernalis is part of a species group along with S. flavus, S. gallicus
, S. squalidus
and S. glaucus
who are widespread geographically and interesting for the study of genecology (the study of genetic differences in relation to the environment) and plant evolution
.
Native:
Misapplied names:
Senecio
Senecio is a genus of the daisy family that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters...
Senecio vernalis is an annual that is also known as Eastern groundsel. While it has been long classified as Senecio vernalis, this species has more recently been identified as a subspecies of Senecio leucanthemifolius
Senecio leucanthemifolius
-Distribution:Native-Distribution:Native-Distribution:Native:Palearctic:::Northern Africa: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia::Western Asia: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey - Anatolia...
Poir.
Jean Louis Marie Poiret
Jean Louis Marie Poiret was a French clergyman, botanist and explorer.From 1785 to 1786 he was sent by Louis XVI to Algeria to study the flora...
and is now included by some in that species taxonomy.
Description
Eastern groundsel is a "lovely yellow-flowering weed found by the roadside and on the edges of fields"that can be sometimes confused with S. eboracensis
Senecio eboracensis
Senecio eboracensis, the York groundsel or York radiate groundsel, is a self-pollinating hybrid species of ragwortand one of only six new plants to be discovered in either the United Kingdom or North America in the last 100 years....
Stems and leaves: Leaves usually wavey, dissected, with lateral lobes that are about as long as width of central undivided portion, usually conspicuously covered with fine hairs. The edges are serrated. Leaves alternate one leaf per node along the stem.
Seeds: The oldest collection of seeds recorded was 16 years; average germination change for these was from 100% to 82.5%, with a mean
Mean
In statistics, mean has two related meanings:* the arithmetic mean .* the expected value of a random variable, which is also called the population mean....
storage period 13 years.
A Senecio
Senecio
Senecio is a genus of the daisy family that includes ragworts and groundsels. The flower heads are normally rayed, completely yellow, and the heads are borne in branched clusters...
and a diploid, Senecio vernalis is part of a species group along with S. flavus, S. gallicus
Senecio gallicus
Senecio gallicus, an annual plant of the Senecio genus and a member of the Asteraceae family is also one of those species who colonizes in isolated habitats where the environmental conditions could qualify as being difficult -- widespread across southern France and the Iberian Peninsula in deserts...
, S. squalidus
Senecio squalidus
Oxford Ragwort , is a member of the Senecio genus in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is a yellow-flowered herbaceous plant, native to mountainous, rocky or volcanic areas, that has managed to find other homes on man-made and natural piles of rocks, war-ruined neighborhoods and even on stone walls...
and S. glaucus
Senecio glaucus
Senecio glaucus is an annual member of the Asteraceae and species of the genus Senecio that grows in the desert-Distribution:Found in sandy soils of coastal plains, strands, and steppes.Native...
who are widespread geographically and interesting for the study of genecology (the study of genetic differences in relation to the environment) and plant evolution
Plant evolution
Plant evolution is the subset of evolutionary phenomena that concern plants. Evolutionary phenomena are characteristics of populations that are described by averages, medians, distributions, and other statistical methods. This distinguishes plant evolution from plant development, a branch of...
.
Distribution
- PalearcticPalearcticThe Palearctic or Palaearctic is one of the eight ecozones dividing the Earth's surface.Physically, the Palearctic is the largest ecozone...
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- Western Asia: Iran
Subspecies or varieties which are also synonyms
- Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis (Waldst. & Kit.) Greuter
Misapplied names:
- Senecio coronopifolius sec. Grossgejm, A. A.
- Senecio gallicus sec. Demiri, M.
- Senecio gallicus sec. Josifović, M. & al.
- Senecio gallicus sec. Hayek, A. von