Groundsel - native (Senecio hispidulus)

Native to eastern mainland Australia.

Occurrence: Uncommon.

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy Family).

Identification:

• it is an erect plant to about a metre
• it has yellow petals which do not spread wider than the green surrounding leaves (bracts).
• there are between 11 and 15 surrounding leaves (the bracts)
• the outer florets in the flower are female, and the inner florets are bisexual (i.e. have seeds and anthers)
• the leaves are deeply lobed, or divided into leaflets.

Name: hispidulus: slightly bristly.

Photos: Senecio hispidulus on Mt Alexander.