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heath groundsel, wood groundsel, woodland groundsel, woodland ragwort

Blochman's ragwort, dune ragwort

Habit Annuals, (15–)30–80+ cm (taproots fibrous-rooted). Subshrubs, 45–130 cm (taproots forming woody crowns).
Herbage

puberulent (hairs abundant, curly).

glabrous or sparsely hairy.

Stems

single.

usually multiple (arching upwards).

Leaves

evenly distributed; petiolate;

blades obovate to oblong, 3–7(–12) × 1–3(–4) cm, usually 1–2-pinnate, bases tapered, ultimate margins dentate (distal leaves similar, clasping, bractlike).

evenly distributed (often crowded; proximal often withering and pendulous);

sessile or ± petiolate;

blades linear-filiform, 3–12 cm × 1–3 mm, bases ± linear, margins entire.

Ray florets

0 or 1–8+;

corolla laminae usually 1–2+ mm (barely surpassing phyllaries).

± 8;

corolla laminae 8–10 mm.

Phyllaries

± 13 (± 21), 4–7+ mm, tips greenish or minutely black.

± 13, 7–10 mm, tips green.

Calyculi

0 or of 1–5+ linear to filiform bractlets.

0 or of 1–3+ lance-deltate to linear bractlets (lengths to 1/4 phyllaries).

Heads

12–24 in corymbiform arrays.

5–20 in corymbiform arrays (involucres campanulate).

Cypselae

hairy (especially on angles).

hirtellous (canescent).

2n

= 40.

= 40.

Senecio sylvaticus

Senecio blochmaniae

Phenology Flowering late spring–summer (northern areas of cool, climate); winter (southern areas). Flowering summer–early fall.
Habitat Mildly disturbed woodlands, open, sandy sites Coastal sand dunes and sandy, open flood plains
Elevation 100–300 m (300–1000 ft) 0–100 m (0–300 ft)
Distribution
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CA; LA; MA; MI; NJ; OH; OR; PA; WA; WI; BC; NB; NF; NS; PE; QC; Eurasia [Introduced in North America]
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CA
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Discussion

Senecio sylvaticus is a Eurasian weed that favors cool, wet climates. It is well established in coastal areas of the Pacific Coast and in parts of Newfoundland and Quebec; elsewhere in the flora, it appears to be sporadic.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Of conservation concern.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 563. FNA vol. 20, p. 560.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Senecio Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Senecio
Sibling taxa
S. actinella, S. amplectens, S. ampullaceus, S. aphanactis, S. arizonicus, S. aronicoides, S. astephanus, S. atratus, S. bigelovii, S. blochmaniae, S. californicus, S. cannabifolius, S. clarkianus, S. crassulus, S. elegans, S. elmeri, S. eremophilus, S. ertterae, S. erucifolius, S. flaccidus, S. fremontii, S. hydrophiloides, S. hydrophilus, S. integerrimus, S. jacobaea, S. lemmonii, S. lugens, S. lyonii, S. megacephalus, S. mohavensis, S. multidentatus, S. neowebsteri, S. parryi, S. pattersonensis, S. pseudoarnica, S. pudicus, S. quaylei, S. rapifolius, S. riddellii, S. sacramentanus, S. scorzonella, S. serra, S. sheldonensis, S. soldanella, S. spartioides, S. sphaerocephalus, S. spribillei, S. squalidus, S. taraxacoides, S. triangularis, S. viscosus, S. vulgaris, S. warnockii, S. wootonii
S. actinella, S. amplectens, S. ampullaceus, S. aphanactis, S. arizonicus, S. aronicoides, S. astephanus, S. atratus, S. bigelovii, S. californicus, S. cannabifolius, S. clarkianus, S. crassulus, S. elegans, S. elmeri, S. eremophilus, S. ertterae, S. erucifolius, S. flaccidus, S. fremontii, S. hydrophiloides, S. hydrophilus, S. integerrimus, S. jacobaea, S. lemmonii, S. lugens, S. lyonii, S. megacephalus, S. mohavensis, S. multidentatus, S. neowebsteri, S. parryi, S. pattersonensis, S. pseudoarnica, S. pudicus, S. quaylei, S. rapifolius, S. riddellii, S. sacramentanus, S. scorzonella, S. serra, S. sheldonensis, S. soldanella, S. spartioides, S. sphaerocephalus, S. spribillei, S. squalidus, S. sylvaticus, S. taraxacoides, S. triangularis, S. viscosus, S. vulgaris, S. warnockii, S. wootonii
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 868. (1753) Greene: Erythaea 1: 7. (1893)
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