Senecio vulgaris

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Senecio vulgaris L.
Common Name:Common Groundsel; Old Man in the Spring
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SEVU
Plant Notes:Common Groundsel is an introduced herbaceous annual in the Sunflower family (Asteraceae). It is native to Europe. In Alabama it can be found state-wide. Common Groundsel occurs in fields, in cemeteries, along railroad tracks, in flower beds, in nurseries, and in disturbed urban areas such as in cracks in pavement. It is an annual with a tap root. Stems are erect, green or purplish-red at the base in color, usually glabrous, and up to 16 inches in height. The leaves are petiolate (upper leaves are sessile), ovate to oblanceolate in outline, lobed and toothed along the margins, and glabrous or sparsely and unevenly pubescent with long white hairs. Flowers are produced in cylindric heads. The heads are arranged in loose corymbs. The heads are subtended by a prominent ring of black-tipped bracts (calyculi). Each head has 21 phyllaries, no ray flowers, and 13-80 yellow disc flowers. The fruit is a 5-ribbed cylindrical achene with a tuft of white pappus. Common Groundsel is a host for Theliaviopsis basicola, the fungus responsible for black root rot disease in many crops including peas, soybeans, carrots, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Common Groundsel contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids that can cause liver damage in humans and livestock when consumed.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FACU (NWI)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Senecio
Species Senecio vulgaris L. - Common Groundsel; Old Man in the Spring

Citation

Citation Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 867. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data (lectotype: LINN 996.7). Lectotypified by T. M. Barkley, in Rogerson et al., N. Amer. Fl., ser. 2. 10: 125. 1978.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Senecio gaffatensis Senecio gaffatensis Vatke, Linnaea 39: 505. 1875.  
Senecio semperflorens Senecio semperflorens Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 210. 1812, nom. illegit.Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus 1753. 
Senecio teneriffae Senecio teneriffae Schultz Bipontinus ex Bolle, Bonplnadia 8: 133. 1860. CANARY ISLANDS

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Colbert, Conecuh, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Franklin, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Washington

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1884 - 1884

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0033096 Geneva 07 Feb 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27164		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
AMAL00010649 Mobile 04 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
254		 AMAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
AMAL00021774 Lauderdale 15 Apr 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13710		 AMAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
UWAL0015401 Franklin 18 Mar 2013 England, J. Kevin
4092		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0009291 Colbert 23 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5840		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
UWAL0035172 Limestone 04 Mar 2017 England, J. Kevin
7166		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0001996 Montgomery 07 Feb 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21143		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
ALNHS00000757 Mobile 04 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#254		 ALNHS
Senecio vulgaris L.
AMAL00020693 Franklin 18 Mar 2013 England, Kevin J.
4092		 AMAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
AMAL00021727 Montgomery 21 Feb 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13689		 AMAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
UWAL0013203 Lawrence 25 Jan 2012 England, J. Kevin
3210		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0036999 Marshall 18 Mar 2017 England, J. Kevin
7199		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0035171 Morgan 04 Mar 2017 England, J. Kevin
7173		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UNA00068766 Cullman 24 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4073		 UNA
Senecio vulgaris L.
UWAL0036996 Marshall 18 Mar 2017 England, J. Kevin
7202		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0014774 Dallas 27 Jan 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22796		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
AUA000027310 Montgomery 21 Feb 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13689		 AUA
Senecio Vulgaris L.
TROY000039045 Elmore 09 Jan 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24722		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
AMAL00018438 Lauderdale 07 Apr 2010 Holt, Brian D.
SC-290		 AMAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
UWAL0046109 Autauga 20 Mar 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1561		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0036995 Cullman 18 Mar 2017 England, J. Kevin
7203		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
TROY000016158 Cullman 24 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4073		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UNA00049255 Mobile 08 Jul 1884 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Senecio vulgaris L.
UWAL0001753 Madison 31 Mar 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5703		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
AUA000027312 Marshall 27 Feb 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13692		 AUA
Senecio Vulgaris L.
TROY000043796 Henry 21 Feb 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27188		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0016498 Marshall 27 Feb 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13692		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
AMAL00021275 Madison 16 Mar 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2010		 AMAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UNA00065667 Washington 06 Apr 2006 Bryson, Charles T.
20617		 UNA
Senecio vulgaris L.
UWAL0054136 Calhoun 08 Mar 2020 Spaulding, Daniel D.
16801		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
TROY000039222 Houston 16 Feb 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24789		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0016597 Montgomery 21 Feb 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13689		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
TROY000044476 Cherokee 08 Nov 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13133		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0037170 Cherokee 29 Mar 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14476		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
AMAL00000717 Cherokee 08 Nov 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13133		 AMAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
TROY000049548 Lawrence 25 Jan 2012 England, J. Kevin
3210		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0000953 Choctaw 19 Feb 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5030		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
TROY000043842 Geneva 07 Feb 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27164		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0002203 Cherokee 08 Nov 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13133		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
UWAL0000954 Cullman 24 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4073		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
UWAL0034414 Cherokee 01 Apr 1995 Kral, Robert
84380		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
AUA000042605 Colbert 23 Mar 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
FH611		 AUA
Senecio Vulgaris L.
TROY000024082 Montgomery 08 Feb 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20493		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
AMAL00021736 Lawrence 25 Jan 2012 England, Kevin J.
3210		 AMAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
ALNHS00008101 Morgan 20 Apr 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#6003		 ALNHS
Senecio vulgaris L.
UWAL0039927 Conecuh 01 Apr 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27797		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0036986 Lawrence 13 Mar 2017 England, J. Kevin
7193		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
TROY000034313 Colbert 23 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5840		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
TROY000041881 Houston 22 Jan 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
25870		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0016536 Lauderdale 15 Apr 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13710		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
UWAL0019778 Houston 22 Jan 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
25870		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
TROY000043845 Dale 21 Feb 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27191		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0033091 Dale 21 Feb 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27191		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
AMAL00014062 Cullman 24 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4073		 AMAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
TROY000036250 Dallas 27 Jan 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
22796		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
AUA000038198 Morgan 4 Mar 2017 England, J. Kevin
7173		 AUA
Senecio Vulgaris L.
TROY000031860 Montgomery 07 Feb 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21143		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0015751 Houston 16 Feb 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24789		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0000955 Montgomery 07 Feb 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21138		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
TROY000044972 Conecuh 01 Apr 2017 Diamond, Alvin R.
27797		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
AMAL00020657 Lawrence 25 Jan 2012 England, Kevin J.
3210		 AMAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
AMAL00021726 Marshall 27 Feb 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13692		 AMAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
UWAL0009615 Marengo 20 Feb 2012 England, J. Kevin
3214		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
UWAL0043718 Baldwin 15 Jul 2005 Larsen, Harry S.
1433		 UWAL
Senecio vulgaris L.
TROY000042745 Franklin 18 Mar 2013 England, J. Kevin
4092		 TROY
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
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