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.
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Distribution and habitat
Found in sandy soils of coastal plains, strands, and steppes.
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, KarachayâÂÂCherkessia, Krasnodar Krai, North OssetiaâÂÂAlania, Stavropol Krai
Central Asia: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Subspecies
Three subspecies are accepted.
- Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius (synonyms S. chrysanthemifolius , S. coronopifolius , S. desfontainei , S. gallicus subsp. coronopifolius , S. glaucus subsp. hyblaeus , S. lacerus , S. laxiflorus , S. noeanus ) â Sicily, Malta, and Canary Islands to Sahara, western and Central Asia, Caucasus, and western Himalayas
- Senecio glaucus subsp. cyprius â western and southwestern Cyprus
- Senecio glaucus subsp. glaucus (synonym S. joppensis ) â Egypt, Sinai, and the Levant
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