Senecio vulgaris

Common name: Common Groundsel

Meaning of name:

Senecio is from the Latin word senex, meaning old man. Vulgaris is Latin for common.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia. Also occurs in south eastern Australia.

Description:

An annual herb to 75 centimetres tall. The yellow flowers are produced from July to February.

Notes:

This species is originally from Europe.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition 2019.

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 2007.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Perth Plants, a field guide to the bushland and coastal flora of Kings Park and Bold Park, Perth, Western Australia. Russell Barrett and Eng Pin Tay. 2005.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2891195

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/8220