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Oxford Ragwort

Senecio squalidus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 829, February 612, March 959, April 1,509, May 2,176, June 2,373, July 2,539, August 2,184, September 1,603, October 1,197, November 654, December 511.
United States17,148
Alaska17,148
United Kingdom2,714
England2,445
Scotland212
Wales52
Ireland9
Leinster8
Northern Ireland5
Italy3

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial 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

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