Ragworts & Groundsels
Daisy Family - Asteraceae
Coastal Groundsel Senecio leucanthemifoliusNative to the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean Region. Typically a species of beaches and sandy places near the coast, where plants can often be extensively buried by wind-blown sands at times.
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Eastern Groundsel Senecio vernalis
Native throughout most of Europe, western Asia and the Middle East.
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Southern Groundsel Senecio lividus
Native to the Mediterranean Region eastwards to North-west Turkey. Has glandular hairs in the upper part of the plant.
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Common Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Believed to be native throughout most of Eurasia, but it has been associated with human cultivations for so long that its true, natural distribution is probably no longer known. An ephemeral species, capable of producing several, short-lived, populations over the course of year. May grow to around 45cm in height and well-branched, but often much smaller. Fully developed individuals have pendulous flowerheads, but small plants may have upright flowers. The leaves are very variable, from almost hairless to having a good covering of simple, white hairs, especially on the underside.
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Silver Ragwort Jacobaea maritima
Native to coastal regions of the Mediterranean Basin.
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Woody Fleabane Dittrichia viscosa
Native throughout the Mediterranean Basin. A plant of roadsides and degraded land.
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Stinking Fleabane Dittrichia graveolens
Native from the Mediterranean Region eastwards through the Middle East to the Himalayan Region. The whole plant has a distinctive, pungent smell and is covered in very sticky, glandular hairs. Flowers are scattered along the stems (rather than in a terminal cluster) and are small, with the petals only 4-7mm in length. Leaves are simple, unlobed and with recurved edges.
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