Senecio vulgaris
Family : Asteraceae
Groundsel
116/119 : Native
A very common plant of freshly broken ground, particularly gardens. Also found in a variety of other dry habitats. Varieties with ray florets are occasionally encountered.

Herbarium material: HLU : Hull 1950 {F E Crackles}; Cottingham 1951 {R Good}; Cottingham 1954 {A K Wilson}. HLL : Springhead 1935 {A K Wilson}. BBC : Hull 1864.

R Middleton 2000

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