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Purple Groundsel

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Scientific Name:Senecio elegans
Purple Groundsel plant
Purple Groundsel plant
Photo: A J Brown

Other Common Names:
Wild Cineraria, Purple Ragwort, Red-purple Ragwort

Status:
Native to South Africa. Naturalised in Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.

Plant Description:

An erect annual herb, commonly from 30-100 cm high with ribbed stems becoming woody with age. Leaves are variable in shape but generally oblanceolate (backward pointing spear-head) to obovate and 5-10 cm long and 1.5-5 cm wide. Leaf margins are toothed or variously lobed and surfaces are slightly rough to the touch to softly hairy.

Flower-heads clustered on 2-15 cm long branches and 10-15 cm diameter. ‘Petals’ (actually individual flowers) are bright pink to purple. Fruit are achenes about 2 mm long and softly hairy.

Habitat:
Scattered on coastal sand dunes.

Comments:
This species is drought and summer dry tolerant, withstanding windy and sandy areas well.

Purple Groundsel Photos

Purple Groundsel flowers
Purple Groundsel flowers
Photo: A J Brown
Purple Groundsel flowers
Purple Groundsel flowers
Photo: A J Brown

Purple Groundsel leaf
Purple Groundsel leaf
Photo: A J Brown

Purple Groundsel leaves
Purple Groundsel leaves
Photo: A J Brown

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