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Senecio vulgaris

Common Groundsel

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Common name

Common Groundsel.

Scientific name

Senecio vulgaris L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Annual plant, stems are 40 см tall. Floral heads without ray flowers. Flowering March-October¹.

Habitat

On sandy and windy places, along roads and properties, as a weed in crops².

Distribution in Bulgaria

Widespread throughout the country, from sea level to 1200 m altitude³.

General distribution

Europe, temperate parts of Asia, North Africa. Naturalized in North and South America, New Zealand⁴.

References

1 Владимиров, В. 2012. Флора на Република България, том XI, издателство на БАН, София.

2 Владимиров, В. 2012.

3 Владимиров, В. 2012.

4 Senecio vulgaris L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.

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