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Senecio vulgaris

L. (1753)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Senecio

common groundsel

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Wind
Other Animals

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Sp. Pl.: 867 (1753)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:356 (EM, H)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Senecio vulgaris HDOA compound, 1428 S. King Street, Honolulu Growing in pot at facility. Preserved_Specimen Upright herb, 8 to 24 inches tall. Stem smooth, tinged with pink. Leaves deeply lobed, some with reddish midribs, mostly green. Flowers in heads, clusters of 10-12 disc type, yellow. Seeds are achenes with pappus. HDOA Oahu BISH 2013-07-03
2 Senecio vulgaris Research Station below Park HQ, Haleakala Nat.Park In baseyard. Preserved_Specimen Upright, branching annual 30-45 cm ht. Florets yellow. Nagata, K.M. 2566 Maui BISH 1982-11-20
3 Senecio vulgaris Kaohe Game Management Area near Puu Ahumoa Usually in exposed sites in open Myoporum-Sophora forest and especially along jeep road. Preserved_Specimen Herb 15 -60 cm tall. Florets yellow. Nagata, K.M. 2446 Hawaii BISH 1982-04-06
4 Senecio vulgaris Puu Laau, 2 miles above Saddle Road Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. Hawaii BISH 1985-06-25
5 Senecio vulgaris Pohakuloa, Hamakua, extension weathered pahoehoe, level; Myoporum sandwicense, Dodonaea viscosa, Styphelia tameiameiae, Panicum tenuifolium Preserved_Specimen Douglas, P. 3526 Hawaii BISH 1990-01-31
6 Senecio vulgaris Waimea, Lalamilo Range paddock. Preserved_Specimen 2.5 ft. tall annual fls. yellowish. Hosaka, E.Y. 2130 Hawaii BISH 1938-06-01
7 Senecio vulgaris Parker Ranch, Pokanaka Plowed field. Preserved_Specimen Erect, 15-20 inches tall. Ewart III, G.R. 178 Hawaii BISH 1932-04-21
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