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Heath Groundsel

Senecio sylvaticus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 3,503, February 2,587, March 4,053, April 6,377, May 9,194, June 10,026, July 10,728, August 9,226, September 6,774, October 5,056, November 2,763, December 2,159.
United States73,266
Alaska72,448
Canada452
Oregon264
California251
Washington248
British Columbia168
United Kingdom165
Czechia164
Germany160

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusgroundsels · Senecio

Sources

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