Senecio rufiglandulosus
Biostatus
Native – Endemic taxon
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Flower colours
Yellow
Distribution
Endemic. North and South Islands from the Waitakere Ranges south to about Hokitika and Canterbury. An old Buchanan collection from Motuopao Island off Cape Maria Van Diemen is considered doubtful
Current conservation status
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2022-2023 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS) – more information about this can be found on the NZTCS website. This report includes replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Previous assessments can be found here.
Please note, threat classifications are often suggested by authors when publications fall between NZTCS assessment periods – these interim threat classification statuses has not been assessed by the NZTCS panel.
- Conservation status of vascular plants in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2023. 2024. Peter J. de Lange, Jane Gosden, Shannel P. Courtney, Alexander J. Fergus, John W. Barkla, Sarah M. Beadel, Paul D. Champion, Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, Troy Makan and Pascale Michel Department of Conservation. Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2023 | Not Threatened
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Asteraceae
Synonyms
Senecio latifolius Banks et Sol. ex Hook.f. nom. illegit., Senecio latifolius var. sinuatifolius Kirk, Senecio rufiglandulosus var. sinuatifolius (Kirk) Allan, Senecio solandri Allan var. solandri, Senecio solandri var. rufiglandulosus (Colenso) Allan, Senecio solandri var. sinutaifolius (Kirk) Allan, Senecio rufiglandulosus var. solandri (Allan) Allan
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Propagation technique
Easy from fresh seed, stem cuttings and rooted pieces. An attractive herbaceous perennial for a damp, semi-shaded or sunny spot.
Other information
Where To Buy
No commercially available.
Etymology
senecio: From the Latin senex ‘old man’ (probably referring to the bearded seeds)
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
SENRUF
Chromosome number
2n = 40
Previous conservation statuses
2017 | Not Threatened
2012 | Not Threatened
2009 | Not Threatened
2004 | Not Threatened