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Asteraceae
Senecio

not marked as a favorite taxon Senecio Linnaeus. Common name: Ragwort, Groundsel.

Key to Senecio

A genus of very uncertain circumscription, if treated broadly with as many as 1500-2000 species, trees, shrubs, herbs, and vines. The recent trend is to divide Senecio into smaller, more natural genera. Most species in our flora traditionally treated as "Senecio" are not even part of a broadly defined core group, and have been transferred to Packera, Hasteola, and Rugelia.

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References: Anderson (1994); Barkley (1978); Barkley (1999); Barkley (2000); Barkley (2006a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2006b); Bremer (1994); Cronquist (1980); Pelser et al. (2007); Pippen (1978). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Senecio© Keith Bradley | Senecio vulgaris | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Senecio© Gary P. Fleming | Senecio vulgaris | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Senecio© Richard & Teresa Ware | Senecio vulgaris CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG

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