Species name :

Senecio pygmaeus DC.
Published in DC., Prodr. 6: 341 (1838)

Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.)

Senecio leucanthemifolius var. pygmaeus

Full list of synonyms : [Euro+Med] [PlantList] [IPNI] [POWO] [Catalogue of Life ]

Plant Family :

Asteraceae Bercht. & J.Presl (=Compositae) (The Daisy or Sunflower Family)
125 species from the Asteraceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands.

English name(s) :

Pygmy Ragwort, Pygmy Groundsel

Maltese name(s) :

Kubrita nana

Status for Malta :

Subendemic. Found in Malta and neighbouring territories such as in south Sicily, Lampedusa, Pantelleria, etc.

Frequency :

Very Common     Common     Frequent     Scarce     Rare     Very rare     Extinct

Growth form :

Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: THEROPHYTE (annuals)
Germination [info]: Dicotyledon

Legal Protection [link]:

Protected by law: schedule VI of legal notice LN311/2006. (strictly protected species)

Red List (1989) :

This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

Feb-May

Colour of Flowers:

Yellow

Habitat in Europe:

Maritime coasts

Preferred habitat in Malta:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Botanical Description:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Distributional range:

Central Mediterranean

Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):

Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993):

Sicily and/or Malta

Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) - Country codes

Ab(A N) AE(G) Ag Al Ar BH Bl(I M N) Bu By dCa(C F G L T) Cg Co Cr Ct Cy -Eg Ga(F) Gg ?Gr Hs(G S) Hu Ir It Jo Le Li dLu Ma Mk Mo Rf(C CS E S) Rm Sa Si(M S) Sr Sy Tn Tu(A E) Uk(K U) [Au(A) nBe(B L) Br nCs nDa Es nGe aHe Ho aIs nLa nLt No nPo nRf(K) Rf(N NW) nSk Su]