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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Senecio vulgaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
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Read more about Common Groundsel at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Senecio vulgaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Senecio vulgaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Senecio vulgaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-19-001:
Senecio vulgaris FAMILY Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Senecio vulgaris
COMMON NAME:
Groundsel
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Gill Newberry gn03_s_vulgaris_habitat
March
Freely branched at base and above, stems 1-5dm tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Gill Newberry gn03_senecio_vulgaris
March
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JK Marlow jkm130328_445
March Pittsylvania County VA
Danville Riverwalk Trail
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JK Marlow jkm130328_465
March Pittsylvania County VA
Danville Riverwalk Trail
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JK Marlow jkm150407_184
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Pappus white, 5-6mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm150407_186
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Involucres cylindric; bracts in several series, 1 long and several short, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm150407_188
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Heads lack ray flowers; outer bracts have black tips, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm150407_189
April Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmsvulgaris_and4
Month Unknown Anderson County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmsvulgaris_and6
Month Unknown Anderson County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmsvulgaris_and7
Month Unknown Anderson County SC
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
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Senecio vulgaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Senecio vulgaris
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-19-001:
Senecio vulgaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae__
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Senecio vulgaris
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
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p416
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p305
- Wildflowers in the Field and Forest: Northeastern US (Clemants & Gracie, 2006) p182
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p374
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p197
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