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Cotton Fireweed
Senecio quadridentatus
Senecio quadridentatus
Annual or short-lived perennial. The name fireweed refers to the large stands of this plant that often establish after fire. Seeds germinate mainly in autumn, with growth mainly in winter. Often dies off over summer to a rootstock which reshoots in autumn
| Details | Description |
| Type | Herb |
| Group | Daisy |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | This plant is very light coloured and appears 'cotton' woolly. Tight flower heads with seed heads to 1 cm long. |
| Life Form Group | Herb |
| Life Form Codes | Large Herb (LH) |
| EVC types | EVC 132_62: Lighter-soils Plains Grassland EVC 649: Stony Knoll Shrubland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Asterales |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Genus | Senecio |
| Species | quadridentatus |
Widespread but usually not common in native grasslands of Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Not listed |
| FFG Act | Not listed |
| EPBC Act | Not listed |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
