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Senecio is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes groundsels and some ragworts. Variously circumscribed taxonomically, the genus Senecio is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. Plants of the World Online currently accepts 1482 species.
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Senecio is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae, classified within the order Asterales and the class Magnoliopsida. The scientific name is Senecio L., with the type species being Senecio vulgaris. Common names for the genus include ragwort, Kruiskruid, and 千里光属. The parent taxon is Senecioneae, and the fruit type is an achene.
The genus has an accepted status in taxonomic databases. Records from various institutions, including the University of Alberta Museums and CIIDIR-IPN, document occurrences in countries such as Canada, the United States, Poland, and Mexico. The name Senecio appears in Pliny, likely referring to S. vulgaris.
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Species
ragworts
Senecio
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
General: Senecio (a name in Pliny, probably for S. vulgaris; from
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11,184
- With media
- 7,265
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, VT, CIIDIR-IPN, INECOL, ENCB-IPN
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States, Poland, Mexico
Research
1,197 papers- Senecio as a model system for integrating studies of genotype, phenotype and fitness.The New phytologist · 2020
- Senecio scandens Buch.-Ham.: a review on its ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicity.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2013
- Genus Senecio in China: A review on its traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicity.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2025
- Sporophytic self-incompatibility in Senecio squalidus L (Asteraceae)--the search for S.Journal of experimental botany · 2003
- Senecio scandens Buch. - Ham.: A comprehensive review of botany, phytochemistry, biological activity, toxicity, quality control, application, and practical domain.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2026
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