The Chatham Islands race of Senecio glomeratus. Common at this location on disturbed peaty sand
73 Valley Rd, Mount Eden, Auckland 1024. Same plant as observed by me previously, now with ripe fruit.
Wattle Reserve. Scrub. One plant growing next to a toropapa.
Common on disturbed peat within 4WD track leading along southern end of Lake Kairangarahu. Plants covered in water from previous nights heavy rains.
Occasional amongst Carex pumila and Ficinia nodosa on the sandy shoreline of lake. Associated with Sonchus asper and S. oleraceus.
A very uncommon species on the islands - this is only the third time I have seen it on the islands.
Rather weatherbeaten. Perhaps not one from a recent release but that would be very coincidental.
Occasional plants noted in mostly dried off grass and concrete rubble at back of recently built house. First record for the islands and I suspect an accidental introduction from Aotearoa / New Zealand.
Plants with distinct carrot smell when foliage crushed, rootstock fibrous, much-branched not napiform.
Found in the garage. Presume caught by the cat and escaped due to a puncture mark on its right stomach and left back leg. I see one or two per year, usually in October, so this feels unseasonal (although it's not). Perhaps the overly dry summer is forcing them from cover in search of moisture.
Puriri Drive, Campbell Park/Cornwall Park, Auckland.
On Eucalyptus botryoides.
Maybury Reserve, Glen Innes/Point England, Auckland.
On stream bank, at Elsetree Ave entrance to Maybury Reserve.