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Common Groundsel

Senecio vulgaris, often known by the common names groundsel and old-man-in-the-spring, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is an annual herb, native to the Palaearctic and widely naturalised as a ruderal species in suitable disturbed habitats worldwide.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Senecio vulgaris
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Senecio
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Asterales
Hardiness: Zone 11
Habit: herb
Bloom: Early Spring

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