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Senecio vegrandis Heenan, Eastman-Densem & Pelser

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Endemic
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New Zealand
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Patel, S.; Eastman-Densem, R.W.; Heenan, P.B.; Pelser, P.B. (2026)

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Heenan, Eastman-Densem & Pelser
Heenan, Eastman-Densem & Pelser
Patel, S.; Eastman-Densem, R.W.; Heenan, P.B.; Pelser, P.B. 2026: Resolving taxonomic boundaries in the New Zealand Senecio matatini complex (Senecioneae, Asteraceae): Evidence from genotyping by sequencing of limestone-associated forms. New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–22 (online) https://doi.org/10.1002/nzb2.70109. (Published online: 04 July 2026)
2026
17 (online)
ICN
Senecio vegrandis Heenan, Eastman-Densem & Pelser
species
Senecio vegrandis
The specific epithet vegrandis refers to its small and low-growing stature in comparison with the robust and uprightgrowing S. basinudus subsp. basinudus.
HOLOTYPE: above Waipara, Mt Cass, uncommon on limestone outcrops, 480 m, 19 July 2008, P. B. Heenan s.n., CHR 617126

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Asterales
Compositae
Senecio
vegrandis

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Senecio (e) aff. glaucophyllus “Mt Cass”
Senecio (e) aff. glaucophyllus “Mt Cass”
Patel, S.; Eastman-Densem, R.W.; Heenan, P.B.; Pelser, P.B. (2026)
Senecio vegrandis Heenan, Eastman-Densem & Pelser
Senecio aff. matatini (a) (CHR 437799; Mt Cass)
Senecio aff. matatini (a) (CHR 437799; Mt Cass)
Patel, S.; Eastman-Densem, R.W.; Heenan, P.B.; Pelser, P.B. (2026)
Senecio vegrandis Heenan, Eastman-Densem & Pelser
Senecio vegrandis Heenan, Eastman-Densem & Pelser
Senecio vegrandis Heenan, Eastman-Densem & Pelser
Patel, S.; Eastman-Densem, R.W.; Heenan, P.B.; Pelser, P.B. (2026)
Senecio vegrandis Heenan, Eastman-Densem & Pelser

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Senecio vegrandis Heenan, Eastman-Densem & Pelser
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Etymology
The specific epithet vegrandis refers to its small and low-growing stature in comparison with the robust and uprightgrowing S. basinudus subsp. basinudus.
typification
HOLOTYPE: above Waipara, Mt Cass, uncommon on limestone outcrops, 480 m, 19 July 2008, P. B. Heenan s.n., CHR 617126
Patel, S.; Eastman-Densem, R.W.; Heenan, P.B.; Pelser, P.B. 2026: Resolving taxonomic boundaries in the New Zealand Senecio matatini complex (Senecioneae, Asteraceae): Evidence from genotyping by sequencing of limestone-associated forms. New Zealand Journal of Botany: 1–22 (online) https://doi.org/10.1002/nzb2.70109. (Published online: 04 July 2026)

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Names_Plants
7 July 2026
27 July 2026
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