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 Willd. 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 (DC.) Greuter (also accepted by PoWO) Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. cyrenaicus (E.A.Durand & Barratte) Greuter (=Senecio cyrenaicus (E.A.Durand & Barratte) Borzì in PoWO) Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. leucanthemifolius Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. mauritanicus (Pomel) Greuter(=Senecio fradinii Pomel in PoWO) Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis (Waldst. & Kit.) Greuter (=Senecio vernalis Waldst. & Kit. in PoWO)
Plants of the World Online accepted two further subspecies: Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. cossyrensis (Lojac.) C.Brullo & Brullo Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. pectinatus (Guss.) C.Brullo & Brullo
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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