NameThatPlant.net: Senecio vulgaris

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Senecio vulgaris FAMILY Asteraceae__ Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Senecio vulgaris FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-19-001:

Senecio vulgaris FAMILY Asteraceae__

COMMON NAME:
Groundsel

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Senecio vulgaris FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Senecio vulgaris FAMILY Asteraceae__

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-19-001:
Senecio vulgaris FAMILY Asteraceae__

2328

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Uncommon (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple: Dissected
Basal & alternate

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Disc: Yellow
Rays: Absent
Inferior ovary

FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Brown
Achene

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