Senecio vagus

saw groundsel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Senecio
Species:	S. vagus
Binomial name
Senecio vagus F.Muell.

Senecio vagus, commonly known as saw groundsel, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. This plant occurs in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. An erect perennial herbaceous plant, growing up to 1.5 metres tall. Mostly seen in moist gullies on the Great Dividing Range. Yellow flowers usually form in spring and summer. The lectotype was collected in the Dandenong Ranges in 1853 by Ferdinand von Mueller.^[1][2][3]

Subspecies

Two sub-species are accepted;^[1]

• Senecio vagus subsp. eglandulosus
• Senecio vagus subsp. vagus

References

1. G. J. Harden. "Senecio vagus F.Muell". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
2. "Senecio vagus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
3. Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 143