Senecio nemorensis L.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inCompositae

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Senecio// Species: Senecio nemorensis L.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided by Chater and Walters (1976 in Tutin et al.) and Gajić in Josifović (1975).

Lifeform: Perennial; Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Central Europe to Japan and Vietnam according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Mountain pastures, along mountain streams, edges and clearings of European beech forests.

Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL, AUG).

Locality: Ponikva. Date: 29.06.2025.

Senecio nemorensis  – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – synflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – capitula. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – capitula. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – capitula. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – capitula with florets. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – florets of capitulum. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – florets of capitulum. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – florets of capitulum. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – involucre and supplementary bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – involucre and supplementary bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – involucre and supplementary bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – involucre and supplementary bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – involucre and supplementary bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis – achenes. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – developing achenes. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – stems with leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis – upper leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis – stems with leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis – stems with lower leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis – stem and leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis – narrowed leaf base and stem. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis – narrowed leaf base and stem. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis – narrowed leaf base and stem. The leaf base is somewhat decurrent on stem. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis – stem. Osogovo – Ponikva, 29.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Ponikva. Date: 24.07.2021.

Senecio nemorensis  – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – habit. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – fruiting inflorescence. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – capitulum. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – capitulum. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – fruiting capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – fruiting capitula. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Senecio nemorensis  – cauline leaf. Osogovo- Ponikva, 24.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Chater, A. O. and Walters S. M. 1976. Senecio L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 191–205.

Gajić, M. 1975. Rod Senecio L. In Josifović (ed.), Flora SR Srbije, VII. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, pp. 142–170.

Senecio nemorensis. Greuter, W. 2006+: Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von, Compositae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/b7d2e1b8-4505-483a-8f46-e9bbc6a7f9ab [Accessed 26.02.2026].

Senecio nemorensis L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:246519-1 [Accessed 24.09.2025].

Last update: 26.02.2026.