Senecio sylvaticus
Tracheophyta
›Magnoliopsida›Asteraceae›Senecio›Senecio sylvaticus
Ecology
An annual of open habitats on heaths, in cleared and burnt woodland, on bushy commons, banks and sea-cliffs, usually growing on sandy, non-calcareous soils. 0-365 m (Rinns of Kells, Kirkcudbrights.).
Status
Native
Trends
There has been little change in the distribution of S. sylvaticus since the 1962 Atlas.
World Distribution
European Temperate element.
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Broad Habitats
Light (Ellenberg): 7
Moisture (Ellenberg): 5
Reaction (Ellenberg): 5
Nitrogen (Ellenberg): 6
Salt Tolerance (Ellenberg): 0
January Mean Temperature (Celsius): 3.6
July Mean Temperature (Celsius): 14.9
Annual Precipitation (mm): 987
Height (cm): 70
Perennation - primary
Annual
Life Form - primary
Therophyte (annual land plant)
Woodiness
Herbaceous
Clonality - primary
Little or no vegetative spread
Count of 10km squares in Great Britain: 1853
Count of 10km squares in Ireland: 238
Count of 10km squares in the Channel Isles: 12
Atlas Change Index: 0.09
Weighted Changed Factor: 12
Weighted Change Factor Confidence (90%)
24
JNCC Designations
NBNSYS0000004369