Asteraceae

Oxford ragwort

Senecio squalidus L.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Senecio

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Oxford ragwort: Flora Stare planine, should be Senecio rupestris Waldst. & Kit. synonym of Senecio squalidus L. — Photo: Snežana Trifunović, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Dutch: Glanzend kruiskruid
English: Oxford ragwort
Finnish: Rikkavillakko
German: Felsen-Greiskraut
Italian: Senecione montanino
Welsh: Creulys Rhydychen

Synonyms

Cineraria humilis Poepp. ex DC.
Cineraria incisa Thunb.
Jacobaea incisa C.Presl
Senecio glaber Ucria
Senecio squalidus var. squalidus

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Snežana Trifunović, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Rosser1954, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.