CHR 663172 – Senecio elegans L.
Data provider:
Allan Herbarium
Barcode:
CHR 663172
Specimen type:
Sheet
Database record added:
22 January 2025
Database record updated:
22 January 2025
Components
Primary component
Active identification
Determined name:
Senecio elegans L.
Determiner:
Karunajeewa, N.G.
Identification date:
2019-10-22 (Verbatim: 22 Oct. 2019)
Preferred name:
Senecio elegans L.
Division:
Spermatophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Identification type:
Determination
Collection events
Primary collection event
Collection event type:
Field
Standard locality
Location:
Gunnamatta Beach, Mornington Peninsula National Park, behind Gunnamatta Surf Lifsaving Club building.
Verbatim locality:
Gunnamatta Beach, Mornington Peninsula National Park, behind Gunnamatta Surf Lifsaving Club building.
Verbatim collector:
Karunajeewa, N.G. 2214
Standardised collector:
N. G. Karunajeewa
Verbatim date:
22 Oct. 2019
Start date:
2019-10-22
Country:
Australia
Land District:
Victoria
Native lands:
Boonwurrung
Georeferences:
Latitude and Longitude (WGS84):
38°26´52.0“ S 144°51´37.0“ E (WGS84 -38.447777 144.860277)
Altitudes:
from 5m
Habitat:
Coastal scrub on sand.
Associated taxa: Leucopogon parviflorus, Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae, Tetragonia impexicoma, Bromus sp., Rhagodia candolleana.
Notes:
Robust herb to c. 0.6 m tall. Stems rather thick, ascending with erect secondary flowering stems, green with purplish tinge between longitudinal ridges. Leaves mid green above, pale greeen below with midrib standing out prominently. Phyllaries and bracts on peduncles green with dark purple-black tips. Ligules rich purplish-magenta disc golden.
Observed species:
Leucopogon parviflorus
Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae
Tetragonia implexicoma
Bromus sp.
Rhagodia candolleana
Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae
Tetragonia implexicoma
Bromus sp.
Rhagodia candolleana
Specimen notes
Herbarium history:
Ex National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL)
Melbourne, Australia
Duplicates
MEL: 2469817
Direction:
Received
BRI:
Direction:
Duplicate
CANB:
Direction:
Duplicate
DAO:
Direction:
Duplicate
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