Senecio leucanthemifolius is a plant common in sea-side in Mediterranean area.
Common names
Taxonomy
Senecio leucanthemifolius was first described by Jean Louis Marie Poiret in 1789. , 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 <small>Willd.</small> to be a synonym, while Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted it as a separate species.
Subspecies
, the accepted subspecies varied along with the circumscription of the species. Euro+Med Plantbase accepted five:
- Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. caucasicus <small>(DC.) Greuter</small> (also accepted by PoWO)
- Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. cyrenaicus <small>(E.A.Durand & Barratte) Greuter</small> (=Senecio cyrenaicus <small>(E.A.Durand & Barratte) Borzì</small> in PoWO)
- Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. leucanthemifolius
- Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. mauritanicus <small>(Pomel) Greuter</small>(=Senecio fradinii <small>Pomel</small> in PoWO)
- Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis <small>(Waldst. & Kit.) Greuter</small> (=Senecio vernalis <small>Waldst. & Kit.</small> in PoWO)
Plants of the World Online accepted two further subspecies:
- Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. cossyrensis <small>(Lojac.) C.Brullo & Brullo</small>
- Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. pectinatus <small>(Guss.) C.Brullo & Brullo</small>
Distribution
When a wide view is taken of the species, its native distribution is:
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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