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.
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Distribution and habitat 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 Caucasus: Adygea, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Chechnya, Dagestan, Georgia, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay–Cherkessia, Krasnodar Krai, North Ossetia–Alania, Stavropol Krai Central Asia: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan India: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir
Subspecies Three subspecies are accepted. Senecio glaucus subsp. coronopifolius (synonyms S. chrysanthemifolius , S. coronopifolius , S. desfontainei , S. gallicus subsp. coronopifolius , S. glaucus subsp. hyblaeus , S. lacerus , S. laxiflorus , S. noeanus ) – Sicily, Malta, and Canary Islands to Sahara, western and Central Asia, Caucasus, and western Himalayas Senecio glaucus subsp. cyprius – western and southwestern Cyprus Senecio glaucus subsp. glaucus (synonym S. joppensis ) – Egypt, Sinai, and the Levant
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