Scapisenecio pectinatus (DC.) Schmidt-Leb. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Scapisenecio pectinatus (DC.) Schmidt-Leb.

Scapisenecio pectinatus (DC.) Schmidt-Leb.

Scapisenecio pectinatus, or alpine groundsel, is an aster-family flowering plant from southeastern Australian alpine peat soils.

Family
Genus
Scapisenecio
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Scapisenecio pectinatus (DC.) Schmidt-Leb.

Scapisenecio pectinatus (DC.) Schmidt-Leb. has the synonym Senecio pectinatus, and is commonly known as alpine groundsel. It is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the aster family. This species grows in alpine areas of south-eastern Australia, in peat-based soils. It produces divided leaves that form a basal rosette, and bears a single yellow flower head on a stalk that can grow up to 20 cm high; the flower head can reach up to 30 mm in diameter.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Scapisenecio

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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