Senecio sylvaticus |
Senecio vulgaris |
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heath groundsel, wood groundsel, woodland groundsel, woodland ragwort |
common groundsel, common ragwort, old-man-in-the-spring |
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Habit | Annuals, (15–)30–80+ cm (taproots fibrous-rooted). | Annuals, (10–)20–50(–60+) cm (taprooted). |
Herbage | puberulent (hairs abundant, curly). |
glabrous or sparsely and unevenly tomentose when young. |
Stems | single. |
usually 1. |
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; petiolate; blades ovate to oblanceolate, 2–10 × 0.5–2(–4) cm, bases tapered, margins lobulate to dentate, ultimate margins often secondarily dentate to denticulate (distal leaves sessile). |
Ray florets | 0 or 1–8+; corolla laminae usually 1–2+ mm (barely surpassing phyllaries). |
0. |
Phyllaries | ± 13 (± 21), 4–7+ mm, tips greenish or minutely black. |
± 21, 4–6 mm, tips usually green, sometimes black. |
Calyculi | 0 or of 1–5+ linear to filiform bractlets. |
of 2–4(–6+) bractlets (prominent, black-tipped, lengths about 1/4 phyllaries). |
Heads | 12–24 in corymbiform arrays. |
8–20 in loose, corymbiform arrays. |
Cypselae | hairy (especially on angles). |
usually sparsely hairy, sometimes nearly glabrous. |
2n | = 40. |
= 40. |
Senecio sylvaticus |
Senecio vulgaris |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–summer (northern areas of cool, climate); winter (southern areas). | Flowering early spring (through summer in far North). |
Habitat | Mildly disturbed woodlands, open, sandy sites | Disturbed sites |
Elevation | 100–300 m (300–1000 ft) | 1–1000 m (0–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
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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AK; AL; AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MS; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NV; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NL; NS; NT; NU; ON; PE; QC; SK; YT; SPM; Greenland; Eurasia [Probably introduced]
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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.) |
Senecio vulgaris has not been collected in the Canadian Arctic north of Hudson Bay. A widely scattered weed of Eurasian origin, Senecio vulgaris is particularly abundant in southern areas of cool damp winters or northern areas of cool damp summers. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 563. | FNA vol. 20, p. 562. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Senecio | Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Senecio |
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Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 868. (1753) | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 867. (1753) |
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