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Overview
Branched stems lead to open clusters of yellow flowers that can be seen most of the year, and turn to white, fluffy seed heads.
It is these seed heads that led to its Latin name, Senecio, derived from the word for ‘old man’ – pull the white, fluffy seeds from the flower head and they leave behind a bare, dotted ‘scalp’.
Key Facts
- Groundsel has long, lobed and ragged leaves that are stalked low down the stem, but unstalked further up the stem. The stems branch to clusters of small, yellow flower heads that look like green and yellow tubes; as the plant seeds, these turn fluffy and white.
- Like other members of the daisy family, Groundsel has ‘composite’ flower heads, which are made up of lots of tiny flowers grouped together.
- Height: up to 40cm
Status
Common.
Seasonality
All year round
