Asteraceae

French groundsel

Senecio gallicus Vill.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Senecio

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Common names

By language (4)

arz: سينيسيو جاليكوس
English: French groundsel, Southern ragwort
Finnish: Ranskanvillakko
Persian: پیرگیاه رایج

Synonyms

Cineraria anthemoides Lam.
Cineraria uliginosa Ledeb.
Senecio alboranicus Maire
Senecio difficilis Dufour
Senecio exsquameus Brot.

Flowers

In flower: January to May (from 113 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.