Flower ID: IMG_9922.JPG-10-05-2021 Flower name (scientific): Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) sen-NEESH-shee-oh vul-GAIR-iss Flower name (common): Common Groundsel Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Latin senex for old man. The white hairs on the pappus of the plant allude to an old man. Specific epithet: Latin for common. Common name origin: Groundsel is from Old English with multiple spellings and a difficult etymology. In later use, it refers to plants of the genus Senecio. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (5 to 8 mm) Petal count: 0 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 6 to 20 inches (15 to 51 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple and lobed Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, ovate to oblanceolate (FNA), pinnatifid (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): May to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Disturbed areas, waste areas, roadsides, fields, sun or semi-shade, mesic. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): The flowers of Erechtites hieracifolia (Pilewort) are similar to those of Senecio vulgaris, however, the former is a much larger plant up to about 2.5 m in height, whereas Senecio vulgaris is typically about 15 to 40 cm in height. Ethnobotany: Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Portage, Richland, Sauk, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn, Washington, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris (The other infraspecific is Senecio vulgaris subsp. denticulatus (Otto Friedrich Müller) P. D. Sell which is not recored from North America.) Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): UPL