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. [3]

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
Subspecies[1]
  • Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius (Maire) C.Alexander
  • Senecio glaucus subsp. cyprius Meikle
  • Senecio glaucus subsp. glaucus
Synonyms

Senecio coronopifolius Desf.[2] Senecio joppensis Dinsm.[3]
Senecio ruepellii Sch.Bip.
Senecio desfontainei Druce
Senecio laxiflorus Viv.
Senecio subdentatus Ledeb[4]

Common names

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  • English: Jaffa groundsel,[5] Buck's horn groundsel[6]
  • Arabic: شيخة رمادية or جرجار[6]
  • Hebrew: סַבְיוֹן יָפוֹ,סַבְיוֹן הָעֲרָבוֹת[3]

Distribution and habitat

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Found in sandy soils of coastal plains, strands, and steppes.[5][6]

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
Central Asia: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan[2][3]

Subspecies

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Three subspecies are accepted.[1]

  • Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius (Maire) C.Alexander (synonyms S. chrysanthemifolius DC., S. coronopifolius Desf., S. desfontainei Druce, S. gallicus subsp. coronopifolius Maire, S. glaucus subsp. hyblaeus Brullo, S. lacerus Boiss., S. laxiflorus Viv., S. noeanus Rupr.) – Sicily, Malta, and Canary Islands to Sahara, western and Central Asia, Caucasus, and western Himalayas[7]
  • Senecio glaucus subsp. cyprius Meikle – western and southwestern Cyprus[8]
  • Senecio glaucus subsp. glaucus (synonym S. joppensis Dinsm.) – Egypt, Sinai, and the Levant[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Senecio glaucus L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Senecio glaucus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  3. ^ a b c d Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Senecio glaucus". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  4. ^ Aluka. "Senecio glaucus L. subsp. coronopifolius (Maire) C.Alexander [family COMPOSITAE]". African Plants. Ithaka Harbors, Inc. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
  5. ^ a b "Senecio joppensis, Jaffa Groundsel". Flowers in Israel. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  6. ^ a b c "Senecio glaucus, Senecio desfontainei, Buck's horn groundsel". Flowers in Israel. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  7. ^ "Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius (Maire) C.Alexander". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Senecio glaucus subsp. cyprius Meikle". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Senecio glaucus subsp. glaucus Dinsm". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 August 2024.