Derivation of specific name
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
vulgaris: vulgar, common, usual
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Senecio vulgaris L. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=161440
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- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Description
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Erect annual herb up to c. 40 cm tall, growing from a thick taproot. Stems covered in whitish felt-like hairs when young. Leaves alternate, subsessile, pinnately lobed, up to 6 cm long; margins toothed. Capitula in terminal compact branched heads, yellow, without ray-florets. Pappus of numerous barbellate bristles
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Senecio vulgaris L. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=161440
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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Native to Europe; a common weed in North America
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- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Senecio vulgaris L. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=161440
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
