Higher classification Ragworts | Rank Species | |
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Similar Ragworts, Senecio sylvaticus, Daisy family, Jacobaea erucifolia, Senecio ovatus | ||
Sticky groundsel senecio viscosus 2012 08 08
Senecio viscosus is a herbaceous annual plant of the genus Senecio. It is known as the sticky ragwort, sticky groundsel or stinking [[Senecio vulgaris |common groundsel]].
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Description
An annual, growing to 70 cm high and covered with glandular hairs. Very similar to Senecio sylvaticus which does not have glandular hairs. The outer bracts show a brown tip. The ray-florets are ligulate, yellow and at first spreading then rolled back. The leaves are alternate and deeply lobed. Senecio vulgaris (Groundsel) does not have ray florets.
Distribution
Locally common in Ireland on waste ground.
References
Senecio viscosus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA