Senecio

E221246

plant genus taxon

Senecio is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants that includes ragworts and groundsels, many of which are known for their bright yellow flower heads and sometimes toxic properties.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Senecio canonical	2
Senecio vulgaris	2
Senecio cineraria	1
Senecio haworthii	1
Senecio inaequidens	1
Senecio rowleyanus	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Asterids ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ
commonName	groundsels ⓘ ragworts ⓘ
describedBy	Carl Linnaeus ⓘ
distribution	cosmopolitan ⓘ
ecologicalImpact	some species are invasive outside native range ⓘ
ecologicalRole	food source for some insect larvae ⓘ
etymology	Latin word "senex" meaning "old man" ⓘ
family	Asteraceae ⓘ
floweringSeason	varies by species and region ⓘ
foundIn	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Australia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ islands worldwide ⓘ
habitat	coastal areas ⓘ disturbed sites ⓘ grasslands ⓘ mountain slopes ⓘ roadsides ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	bright yellow flower heads ⓘ composite flower heads ⓘ contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids ⓘ herbaceous growth form in many species ⓘ includes shrubs and small trees in some species ⓘ often toxic to livestock ⓘ often weedy or ruderal ⓘ often with alternate leaves ⓘ often with lobed or dissected leaves ⓘ pappus of white hairs ⓘ
hasTypeSpecies	Senecio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Senecio vulgaris
includesSpecies	Senecio angulatus ⓘ Senecio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Senecio cineraria Senecio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Senecio haworthii Senecio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Senecio inaequidens Senecio jacobaea ⓘ Senecio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Senecio rowleyanus Senecio self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Senecio vulgaris
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
order	Asterales ⓘ
pollination	insects ⓘ
reproduction	by seed ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
toxicCompound	pyrrolizidine alkaloids ⓘ
toxicTo	cattle ⓘ horses ⓘ sheep ⓘ
usedAs	ornamental plant (some species) ⓘ
yearDescribed	1753 ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Asteraceae → includesGenus → Senecio ⓘ

Senecio → title → Senecio ⓘ

Senecio → hasTypeSpecies → Senecio self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Senecio vulgaris