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Asteraceae

Ragwort

Senecio consanguineus DC.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Senecio

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Ragwort: Senecio consanguineus , plant in flower; weed in fallow maize field, near Wolmaransstad, North West, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Sprinkaanbossie, Bankrotbos, Hongerbos-senecio, Radiatorbossie
English
Ragwort, Starvation bush, Starvation senecio

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.