Asteraceae

Redpurple ragwort

Senecio elegans L.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Senecio

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Redpurple ragwort (Senecio elegans) — FlowerPhoto: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 绮丽千里光
English: Redpurple ragwort

Synonyms

Brachyscome carnosa (W.T.Aiton) M.R.Almeida
Cacalia carnosa W.T.Aiton
Senecio elegans var. elegans
Senecio pseudoelegans Less.

Flowers

In flower: April to May, September to January (from 1,547 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alice Shanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ghislain118 http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael Berardozzi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.