Asteraceae
Tall groundsel
Senecio hydrophiloides
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Senecio
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tall groundsel
Synonyms
- Senecio foetidus Howell
- Senecio foetidus var. foetidus
- Senecio foetidus var. hydrophiloides (Rydb.) T.M.Barkley ex Cronquist
- Senecio oreganus Howell
- Senecio pereziifolius Rydb.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Toxicity: Slight, as listed by the USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29). USDA rates how toxic a plant is to people or livestock; it is not a pet-safety rating, so ask a vet or poison line if a pet or child ate it.
Photos
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.