Senecio leucanthemifolius is a plant common in sea-side in Mediterranean area.
Senecio leucanthemifolius was first described by Jean Louis Marie Poiret in 1789.[1], 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,[2] while Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted it as a separate species.[3]
, the accepted subspecies varied along with the circumscription of the species. Euro+Med Plantbase accepted five:[2]
Plants of the World Online accepted two further subspecies:[4]
When a wide view is taken of the species, its native distribution is:
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