Coastal Ragwort

Senecio leucanthemifolius is a plant common in sea-side in Mediterranean area.

Common names

• English: Coastal Ragwort
• Italian: Senecione costiero, Senecione pigmeo
• French: Séneçon à feuilles de Marguerite^[1]

Taxonomy

Senecio leucanthemifolius was first described by Jean Louis Marie Poiret in 1789.^[4] As of March 2023, the circumscription of the species varied. Euro+Med Plantbase took a wide view, whereas Plants of the World Online (PoWO) split it into a number of species. For example, Euro+Med Plantbase considered Senecio crassifolius Willd. to be a synonym,^[1] while Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted it as a separate species.^[2]

Subspecies

As of March 2023, the accepted subspecies varied along with the circumscription of the species. Euro+Med Plantbase accepted five:^[1]

• Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. caucasicus (DC.) Greuter (also accepted by PoWO)
• Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. cyrenaicus (E.A.Durand & Barratte) Greuter (=Senecio cyrenaicus (E.A.Durand & Barratte) Borzì in PoWO)
• Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. leucanthemifolius
• Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. mauritanicus (Pomel) Greuter(=Senecio fradinii Pomel in PoWO)
• Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis (Waldst. & Kit.) Greuter (=Senecio vernalis Waldst. & Kit. in PoWO)

Plants of the World Online accepted two further subspecies:^[2]

• Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. cossyrensis (Lojac.) C.Brullo & Brullo
• Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. pectinatus (Guss.) C.Brullo & Brullo

Distribution

When a wide view is taken of the species, its native distribution is:^[5]

Palearctic:

Northern Africa: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia

Western Asia: Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey - Anatolia

Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

East Europe: Saratov Oblast, Volgograd Oblast, Astrakhan Oblast, Rostov Oblast, Kalmykiya

Middle Europe: Hungary

Southwestern Europe: Balearic Islands, France, Spain

Southeastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Crete, Crimea, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Romania, Sardinia, Serbia, Sicily, Ukraine

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