Fireweed
Senecio madagascariensis
family
Asteraceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Category 3 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)
Must not be distributed or disposed. This means it must not be released into the environment unless the distribution or disposal is authorised in a regulation or under a permit.
Common names
Fireweed, Madagascar ragwort, Fire weed.
A short-lived or relatively long-lived herbaceous plant with much-branched stems growing 10-70 cm tall. Its stalkless leaves are variable in shape, though they are usually quite narrow and elongated. The leaf margins are usually toothed, but they may sometimes be entire or lobed. Its yellow flower-heads (15-20 mm across) have 12-15 yellow 'petals' and their bases are surrounded by about twenty greenish bracts. Its small brown seeds are topped with a silky tuft of hairs.
Impact
Impact
Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland and New South Wales. It was also recently listed as a priority environmental weed in four Natural Resource Management regions.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland and New South Wales. It was also recently listed as a priority environmental weed in four Natural Resource Management regions.
