Senecio glaucus

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Senecio glaucus
Jaffa groundsel
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Senecio
Species:
S. glaucus
Binomial name
Senecio glaucus
Synonyms

Senecio coronopifolius Desf.[1] Senecio joppensis Dinsm.[2]
Senecio ruepellii Sch.Bip.
Senecio desfontainei Druce
Senecio laxiflorus Viv.
Senecio subdentatus Ledeb[3]

Senecio glaucus is an annual member of the Asteraceae and species of the genus Senecio. It is found from the western Mediterranean to Central Asia in sandy, well-drained soil, particularly coastal and desert dunes. [2]

Common names[edit]

  • English: Jaffa groundsel,[4] Buck's horn groundsel[5]
  • Arabic: شيخة رمادية or جرجار[5]
  • Hebrew: סַבְיוֹן יָפוֹ,סַבְיוֹן הָעֲרָבוֹת[2]

Distribution[edit]

Found in sandy soils of coastal plains, strands, and steppes.[4][5]

Native to the Palearctic:
Middle East: Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt - Sinai, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey - Anatolia
Macaronesia: Canary Islands - Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Gomera, Hierro, Lanzarote, Tenerife
East Europe: Saratov Oblast, Volgograd Oblast, Astrakhan Oblast, Rostov Oblast, Kalmykiya
Southeastern Europe: Bulgaria, Crete, Crimea, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Malta, Montenegro, Serbia, Sicily
Southwestern Europe: Balearic Islands, France, Portugal, Spain
Western Asia: Israel
India:Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir
Caucasus: Adygea, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chechnya, Dagestan, Georgia, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay–Cherkessia, Krasnodar Krai, North Ossetia–Alania, Stavropol Krai
Soviet Middle Asia: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan[1][2]

Subspecies and variety synonyms[edit]

  • Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius (Maire) C. Alexander
  • Senecio glaucus subsp. cyprius Meikle
  • Senecio glaucus L. subsp. glaucus
  • Senecio coronopifolius Desf. var. calyculatus Emb. & Maire
  • Senecio gallicus Chaix var. laxiflorus (Viv.) DC.
  • Senecio gallicus Chaix subsp. coronopifolius (Desf.) Maire[1][2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Senecio glaucus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Senecio glaucus". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  3. ^ a b Aluka. "Senecio glaucus L. subsp. coronopifolius (Maire) C.Alexander [family COMPOSITAE]". African Plants. Ithaka Harbors, Inc. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  4. ^ a b "Senecio joppensis, Jaffa Groundsel". Flowers in Israel. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  5. ^ a b c "Senecio glaucus, Senecio desfontainei, Buck's horn groundsel". Flowers in Israel. Retrieved 2015-05-10.