Species

Senecio diaschides

Etymology

Senecio: From the Latin senex 'old man' (probably referring to the bearded seeds)

Common Name(s)

fireweed

Current Conservation Status

2012 - Not Threatened

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB

Previous Conservation Status

2009 - Not Threatened
2004 - Not Threatened

Qualifiers

2009 - TO

Authority

Senecio diaschides D.G.Drury

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

NVS Species Code

SENDIA

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Synonyms

Senecio cahillii Belcher

Distribution

Inidgenous. New Zealand. North Island (Northland to the Waikato and East Cape thence disjunct to Wellington). Range actively spreading south.

Flower Colours

Yellow

Propagation Technique

Easily grown from fresh seed. Inclined to be weedy and aggressive in cultivation.

Threats

Not Threatened

Endemic Taxon

No

Endemic Genus

No

Endemic Family

No

Reason For Introduction
Unknown

Life Cycle Comments
Biennial to perennial, in harsh conditions often annual

Reproduction
By seed

Dispersal
Wind dispersed

This page last updated on 2 Apr 2012