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Purple ragwort (Senecio elegans)
Found in a nature reserve just back from the beach. A 'weedy' looking plant about 40cm high with some bifurcated stems and several flowers around the top. Leaves were few and deeply divided or lobed.Native of South Africa and now growing wild in Australia and New Zealand.
''Senecio elegans'' is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names redpurple ragwort, purple groundsel, wild cineraria and purple ragwort. It is native to southern Africa, and it is cultivated as an ornamental plant for its colorful flowers. It has been known to escape cultivation and become naturalized in areas of appropriate climate; it can be found growing wild in parts of New Zealand, Australia, the Azores, and on the Central Coast of California.
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