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Asteraceae

Seaside ragwort

Senecio pseudoarnica Less.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Senecio

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Seaside ragwort: Seabeach Groundsel on Niapiskau island, Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve , Quebec, Canada.
Photo: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (5)
Chinese
多肉千里光
English
Seaside ragwort
Japanese
エゾオグルマ
Norwegian Bokmål
Strandsvineblom
Norwegian Nynorsk
Strandsvineblom

Synonyms

  • Arnica doronicum Pursh
  • Arnica maritima L.
  • Doronicum maritimum Lam.
  • Senecio pseudoarnica f. rollandii (Vict.) Fernald
  • Senecio pseudoarnica var. rollandii Vict.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

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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.