Senecio magnificus
F. Muell.
Showy groundsel, Tall Yellowtop
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Description
A herb or shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 0.6-1.5 m high. The flowers are yellow.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are edible.
Distribution
It is a warm temperate plant. It grows on sandy or clay soils and hardpan plains.
Where It Grows
Australia*,
Notes
There are over 1000 Senecio species.
References (5)
- Cronin, L., 1989, The Concise Australian Flora. Reed. p 56
- Low, T., 1992, Bush Tucker. Australia’s Wild Food Harvest. Angus & Robertson. p 138
- Lazarides, M. & Hince, B., 1993, Handbook of Economic Plants of Australia, CSIRO. p 216
- Linnaea 25:418. 1853
- Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R., 2000, The Western Australian Flora. A Descriptive Catalogue. Western Australian Herbarium. p 175
