Scientific Name: Senecio odoratus

Common Name: scented groundsel

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Asteraceae

Form Description: Robust leafy bush with tough downy stems. Faintly scented.

Height (m): 0.5 – 1

Flowers: Broad, branched terminal clusters of very small heads; 10-12 florets, tubular.

Fruit: Achene – ridged; ridges shortly hairy.

Municipality
Break O’DayBurnieDorsetFlindersGeorge TownGlamorgan-Spring BayKentishKing IslandMeander Valley
Plant Communities
Coastal Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Local on coasts in the north-east, north and north-west.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed, Moist, Windy

Soil Tolerance

Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

Propagation Calendar

  • Flowering Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Seed Collecting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sowing Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Cutting Month
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Propagation Method
Seed, Cuttings

Seed Information

Seed Collection

Seed heads become fluffy and come away from heads easily when mature. Collect entire seed heads into paper bags and allow to dry. Rub seed heads on fine wire screens or break up by hand to extract seed. Sieve to clean.

Seed Treatment Method

Standard Scatter seed thinly on to damp potting mix. Hold seed in place by covering with more potting mix to approximately the depth of the seed size.

Seed Storage Life

Short

Seed Treatment Notes

Surface sow or lightly cover. Seedlings may be prone to damping off so the use of capillary watering may be helpful. Some species lose viability quickly and many species are best sown when daily temperatures are around 15-20°C.

Germination Time

2-5 weeks

Cutting & Division Information

Can be propagated from cuttings.