Botanical name

Senecio hastifolius

Family

Asteraceae
Senecio hastifolius
Senecio hastifolius
Senecio hastifolius
Senecio hastifolius
Senecio hastifolius

Description

Tuberous, tufted perennial up to 30cm. Leaves on long stalks, with a single large lobe on the end, this lobe is quite deeply toothed or lobed itself, usually no lobes on the petiole. Flowerheads radiate, 1-few on scaly scapes, with dark pink or sometimes white rays; involucral bracts broad.

Habitat

Dampish sandstone slopes

Flower Date

September to October, especially after fire