Senecio leucanthemifolius
# Senecio leucanthemifolius

Senecio leucanthemifolius is a plant common in sea-side in Mediterranean area.

## Common names

* English: Coastal Ragwort
* Italian: Senecione costiero, Senecione pigmeo
* French: Séneçon à feuilles de Marguerite

## Taxonomy

Senecio leucanthemifolius was first described by Jean Louis Marie Poiret in 1789. As of March 2023, 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, while Plants of the World Online (PoWO) accepted it as a separate species.

### Subspecies

As of March 2023, the accepted subspecies varied along with the circumscription of the species. Euro+Med Plantbase accepted five:

* Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. caucasicus (DC.) Greuter (also accepted by PoWO)
* Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. cyrenaicus (E.A.Durand & Barratte) Greuter (=Senecio cyrenaicus (E.A.Durand & Barratte) Borzì in PoWO)
* Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. leucanthemifolius
* Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. mauritanicus (Pomel) Greuter(=Senecio fradinii Pomel in PoWO)
* Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. vernalis (Waldst. & Kit.) Greuter (=Senecio vernalis Waldst. & Kit. in PoWO)

Plants of the World Online accepted two further subspecies:

* Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. cossyrensis (Lojac.) C.Brullo & Brullo
* Senecio leucanthemifolius subsp. pectinatus (Guss.) C.Brullo & Brullo

## Distribution

When a wide view is taken of the species, its native distribution is:

    Palearctic:
       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
