Senecio hispidulus

Common name: Hispid Fireweed

Meaning of name:

Senecio is from the Latin word senex, meaning old man. Hispidulus is from the Latin words hispidus, meaning rough, bristly and prickly, and the diminutive –ul-.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia. Also occurs in south eastern Australia.

Description:

An annual or biennial herb to 1 metre tall. The yellow flowers are produced from August to February.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Perth Plants, a field guide to the bushland and coastal flora of Kings Park and Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia. Russell Barrett and Eng Pin Tay. 2005.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51614244

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/8208