Senecio lautus
Common names
shore groundsel, variable groundsel
Synonyms
Senecio lautus Willd. subsp. lautus var. lautus, Senecio lautus Willd. var. lautus; Senecio lautus Willd. subsp. lautus
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
Indeterminate
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Chromosome number
2n = 40
Current conservation status
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2017 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS) – more information about this can be found on the NZTCS website. This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2012 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants.
Please note, threat classifications are often suggested by authors when publications fall between NZTCS assessment periods – an interim threat classification status has not been assessed by the NZTCS panel.
- Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017 . 2018. Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, John W. Barkla, Shannel P. Courtney, Paul D. Champion, Leon R. Perrie, Sarah M. Beadel, Kerry A. Ford, Ilse Breitwieser, Ines Schönberger, Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, Peter B. Heenan and Kate Ladley. Department of Conservation. Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2017 | Not Threatened
Previous conservation statuses
2012 | Not Threatened
2009 | Not Threatened
2004 | Not Threatened
Distribution
Probably endemic. There is still some doubt as to whether S. lautus is in Australia or not
Flower colours
Yellow
Propagation technique
Easy from fresh seed. An annual which makes a very attractive display when in full flower. Rather variable and some forms, particularly those with large capitula found around the South Wellington coastline could be an ideal native annual selection for an annual flower bed
Etymology
senecio: From the Latin senex ‘old man’ (probably referring to the bearded seeds)
lautus: Handsome
Where To Buy
Not commercially available