Senecio linearifolius
Common name
fireweed groundsel
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Native
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
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). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2012 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: By 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.
2018 | Non-resident Native – Coloniser
Previous conservation statuses
2009 | Exotic
2004 | Exotic
Flower colours
Yellow
Year naturalised
1975
Origin
N.S.W., Victoria, Tasmania
Etymology
senecio: From the Latin senex ‘old man’ (probably referring to the bearded seeds)