Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater and Walters in Tutin et al. (1976) as Senecio vernalis Waldst. & Kit., Pl. Rar. Hung. 1: 23 (1800). In The Euro+Med PlantBase (Greuter, 2006+) this taxon is accepted at the subspecies level included in Senecio leucanthemifolius Poir.
Lifeform: Annual (therophyte according to the Raunkiær system) or biennial.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia and Iran, Egypt according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grassland, clearings and edges of forests, rocky terrains, alongside roads.
Flowering period: Spring: (MAR-) APR, MAY.
Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – upper part of plant with capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – basal and lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 05.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.25.0Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – upper cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – basal leaves and stem with cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – basal and lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 26.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – habit in habitat. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.202. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.202. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.202. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.202. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.202. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – flowering stems with capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.202. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – flowering stem with capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.202. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.202. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.202. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.202. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.202. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – stem and cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – stem and cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – stem and cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – stems with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – indumentum of stem and leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – leaf lobes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – lower part of stem and stem and basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis – basal leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.04.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=7000753&PTRefFk=7000000 [Accessed 29.09.2021].
Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/a42370ae-bc89-4040-aafd-0de8a03cb59e [Accessed 28.01.2023].
