Senecio glaucus

Senecio glaucus
Jaffa groundsel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Senecio
Species:	S. glaucus
Binomial name
Senecio glaucus L.
Subspecies [1]
Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius(Maire) C.Alexander Senecio glaucus subsp. cypriusMeikle Senecio glaucus subsp. glaucus
Synonyms
Senecio coronopifoliusDesf. [2] Senecio joppensisDinsm. [3] Senecio ruepelliiSch.Bip. Senecio desfontaineiDruce Senecio laxiflorusViv. Senecio subdentatusLedeb [4]

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]

Common names

• English: Jaffa groundsel, ^[5] Buck's horn groundsel ^[6]
• Arabic : شيخة رمادية or جرجار or النوير ^[6]

Distribution and habitat

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

Three subspecies are accepted. ^[1]

• Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius(Maire) C.Alexander (synonyms S. chrysanthemifoliusDC., S. coronopifoliusDesf., S. desfontaineiDruce, S. gallicus subsp. coronopifoliusMaire, S. glaucus subsp. hyblaeusBrullo, S. lacerusBoiss., S. laxiflorusViv., S. noeanusRupr.) – Sicily, Malta, and Canary Islands to Sahara, western and Central Asia, Caucasus, and western Himalayas ^[7]
• Senecio glaucus subsp. cypriusMeikle – western and southwestern Cyprus ^[8]
• Senecio glaucus subsp. glaucus (synonym S. joppensisDinsm.) – Egypt, Sinai, and the Levant ^[9]

References

1. "Senecio glaucus L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 28 August 2024.
2. "Senecio glaucus". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 2008-04-22.
3. 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. "Senecio joppensis, Jaffa Groundsel". Flowers in Israel. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
6. "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.