Family: Asteraceae

Scientific name: Senecio linearifolius

Common Name: Fireweed Groundsel

Distribution: TAS, Vic, NSW, ACT, Qld, SA. Widespread in cleared areas and disturbed sites such as along roadsides.

General Information: Yellow flower heads 2 cm in wide, leaves alternate, long, narrow and stalkless. Flowering spring/summer

Specimen: Cataract Gorge, Launceston, TAS.

Source: Launceston Field Naturalists Club 2008 A Guide to Flowers & Plants of Tasmania, 4th Edition, Reed New Holland, Chatswood.