common groundsel

Senecio vulgaris

Member of groundsels (genus Senecio)
groundsels and allies (tribe Senecioneae)
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow in flowering plants

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• 55–65 disk flowers
• no ray flowers
• involucre ± widely cylindric or urn-shaped
• inner phyllaries generally black-tipped
• outer phyllaries ± inconspicuous, black-tipped
• common

Toxicity of dusty miller, rosary beads, rosary pearls, string of beads, string of pearls (Senecio spp.):
4 – Ingestion of these plants, especially in large amounts, is expected to cause serious effects to the heart, liver, kidneys or brain. If ingested in any amount, call the poison center immediately.

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Chris’s observations: 3 (2 are research grade)

Locations:

• Coyote Valley OSP
• Lexington Reservoir CP
• Windy Hill OSP

Months:

• Feb.: 1
• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora