Senecio behrianus Sond. & F.Muell. (1853:527)

Stiff groundsel

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Conservation Status

Last record: 1925 (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:12)

Rediscovered in May 1991 (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:12 [as 1991])

"Known from five collections, the latest 1925 in VIC (in Leigh et al. 1984) - considered little hope of rediscovery. 1980 collection from NSW (determined 2002) may be erroneous"

(Silcock et al., 2019:SM:12)

Still listed as Extinct by (Keith et al., 1997:64)

Distribution

New South Wales, South Australia & Victoria, Australia

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

See (Forsberg, 2022) for several photos of this species.

References

Alexander, J. K. (1999). Draft Recovery Plan - Stiff Groundsel (Senecio behrianus). Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria. Unpublished Report.

Alexander, J. K. (2000). Recovery Plan for Stiff Groundsel (Senecio behrianus) - 2000-2004. [Online]. VIC DNRE. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/recovery/s-behrianus/index.html

Cook, D. (2015). Habitat profile of the nationally endangered Stiff Groundsel (Senecio behrianus) and recommendations for re-introduction sites. (Rakali Ecological Consulting: Chewton)

DEECA [Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action]. (2023). Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List: June 2023. Published report by The State of Victoria Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Melbourne, Victoria.

Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (2013). Senecio behrianus in Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Canberra. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/sprat. Accessed Sun, 18 Aug 2013 16:19:11 +1000.

Forsberg, Claudia. (2022). Ballarat Botanical Gardens working to save endangered plant species native to the region from extinction. ABC News (online), available at: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-21/native-plant-conservation-ballarat-botanical-gardens-/101791712 [Accessed 3 March 2023]

Hnatiuk, R.J. (1990). Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series 11: 1-650.

Humphreys, Aelys M., Govaerts, Rafaël, Ficinski, Sarah Z., Lughadha, Eimear Nic and Vorontsova, Maria S. (2019). Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3: 1043-1047. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0906-2 [Supplementary Dataset 1]

Keith, David A., Chalson, Jane M. and Auld, Tony D. (1997). Assessing the status of threatened plants: A new methodology and an application to the vascular flora of New South Wales. Project No. 450, Endangered Species Program. Canberra: Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia.

Kinnear, S., Gillen, J., Smith, F., Carruthers, S. and Foulkes, J. (2000). Results: Vegetation, pp. 35-155. In: Foulkes, J. N. and Gillen, J. S. (eds.). (2000). A Biological Survey of the Murray Mallee, South Australia (Biological Survey and Research, Department for Environment and Heritage and Geographic Analysis and Research Unit, Department for Transport, Urban Planning and the Arts).

Leigh, John H., Boden, Robert and Briggs, John D. (1984). Extinct and Endangered Plants of Australia. South Melbourne, Victoria: The Macmillan Company of Australia Pty Ltd. viii + 369 pp.

MEL (undated). National Herbarium of Victoria Specimens. [Online]. Available from: http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/research_and_conservation/herbarium

Nevill, G. R. and Camilleri, M. (2010). National Recovery Plan for the Stiff Groundsel Senecio behrianus. Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria.

Schoknecht, N. and Foreman, P. (1992). Action Statement No. 12 Stiff Groundsel Senecio behrianus. [Online]. Melbourne: Dept. Natural Resources & Environment. Available from: http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrenpa.nsf/LinkView/617768308BCB666E4A25684E00192281E7A24BB36FF60A144A256DEA00244294

Silcock, Jen L., Collingwood, Teghan, Llorens, Tanya and Fensham, Rod. (2020). Action Plan for Australia's Imperilled Plants. Brisbane: NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub. 339 pp.

Silcock, Jen L., Collingwood, Teghan, Llorens, Tanya and Fensham, Rod. (2021). Action Plan for Australia's Imperilled Plants. Brisbane: NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub. 342 pp.

Silcock, Jen L., Field, Ashley R., Walsh, Neville G. and Fensham, Roderick J. (2019a). To name those lost: assessing extinction likelihood in the Australian vascular flora. Oryx 54(2): 167-177. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605318001357 [Supplementary Material]

Silcock, Jen L., Simmons, C. L., Monks, L., Dillon, R., Reiter, N., Jusaitis, M., Vesk, P. A., Byrne, M. and Coates, D. J. (2019b). Threatened plant translocation in Australia: a review. Biological Conservation 236: 211-222.

Thompson, I. R. (2015). 9. Senecio, pp. 209-307 [259-260]. In: Wilson, Annette (ed.). Flora of Australia Volume 37, Asteraceae 1. Melbourne: ABRS/CSIRO Australia. xxii + 638 pp.

Walsh, N. G. (1999). Senecio, pp. 941-965. In: Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. (eds.). Flora of Australia. Vol. 4. Cornaceae to Asteraceae. Melbourne: Inkata Press.

Walter, Kerry S. and Gillett, Harriet J. (eds.). (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK: IUCN – The World Conservation Union. lxiv + 862 pp.

http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/103424/Senecio_behrianus_red_mar_2006.pdf

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