Senecio glaucus explained

Senecio glaucus is an annual member of the Asteraceae and species of the genus Senecio. It is found from the western Mediterranean to Central Asia in sandy, well-drained soil, particularly coastal and desert dunes.

Common names

English: Jaffa groundsel,<ref name=FIIjoppensis>{{cite web |title=Senecio joppensis, Jaffa Groundsel |url=http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Seneciojoppensis_page.htm |publisher=Flowers in Israel |access-date=2015-05-10
Arabic: شيخة رمادية or جرجار
Hebrew: סַבְיוֹן יָפוֹ,סַבְיוֹן הָעֲרָבוֹת

Distribution

Found in sandy soils of coastal plains, strands, and steppes.

Native to the Palearctic:

Middle East: Afghanistan, Algeria, Egypt - Sinai, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey - Anatolia

Macaronesia: Canary Islands - Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, Gomera, Hierro, Lanzarote, Tenerife

East Europe: Saratov Oblast, Volgograd Oblast, Astrakhan Oblast, Rostov Oblast, Kalmykiya

Southeastern Europe: Bulgaria, Crete, Crimea, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Malta, Montenegro, Serbia, Sicily

Southwestern Europe: Balearic Islands, France, Portugal, Spain

Western Asia: Israel

India:Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir

Caucasus: Adygea, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chechnya, Dagestan, Georgia, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay–Cherkessia, Krasnodar Krai, North Ossetia–Alania, Stavropol Krai

Soviet Middle Asia: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

Subspecies and variety synonyms

Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius (Maire) C. Alexander
Senecio glaucus subsp. cyprius Meikle
Senecio glaucus L. subsp. glaucus
Senecio coronopifolius Desf. var. calyculatus Emb. & Maire
Senecio gallicus Chaix var. laxiflorus (Viv.) DC.
Senecio gallicus Chaix subsp. coronopifolius (Desf.) Maire