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Senecio glaucus

Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Senecio glaucus
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Senecio glaucus is an annual member of the Asteraceae and species of the genus Senecio. It is found from the western Mediterranean to Central Asia in sandy, well-drained soil, particularly coastal and desert dunes. [3]

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Common names

  • English: Jaffa groundsel,[5] Buck's horn groundsel[6]
  • Arabic: شيخة رمادية or جرجار or النوير[6]

Distribution and habitat

Found in sandy soils of coastal plains, strands, and steppes.[5][6]

Native to the Palearctic
Middle East: Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt - Sinai, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey - Anatolia
Macaronesia: Canary Islands - Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Gomera, Hierro, Lanzarote, Tenerife
East Europe: Saratov Oblast, Volgograd Oblast, Astrakhan Oblast, Rostov Oblast, Kalmykiya
Southeastern Europe: Bulgaria, Crete, Crimea, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Malta, Montenegro, Serbia, Sicily
Southwestern Europe: Balearic Islands, France, Portugal, Spain
Western Asia: Israel
India:Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir
Caucasus: Adygea, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chechnya, Dagestan, Georgia, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay–Cherkessia, Krasnodar Krai, North Ossetia–Alania, Stavropol Krai
Central Asia: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan[2][3]
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Subspecies

Three subspecies are accepted.[1]

  • Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius (Maire) C.Alexander (synonyms S. chrysanthemifolius DC., S. coronopifolius Desf., S. desfontainei Druce, S. gallicus subsp. coronopifolius Maire, S. glaucus subsp. hyblaeus Brullo, S. lacerus Boiss., S. laxiflorus Viv., S. noeanus Rupr.) – Sicily, Malta, and Canary Islands to Sahara, western and Central Asia, Caucasus, and western Himalayas[7]
  • Senecio glaucus subsp. cyprius Meikle – western and southwestern Cyprus[8]
  • Senecio glaucus subsp. glaucus (synonym S. joppensis Dinsm.) – Egypt, Sinai, and the Levant[9]

References

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