Asteraceae

Groundsel

Senecio vulgaris L.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Senecio

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Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (45)

Arabic: شيخة شائعة, بابونج الطير, بابونج الطيور, زهرة الشيخ, سنانير, سنيسيو, شرونة, شيخ الربيع
arz: شيخه شائعه
Azerbaijani: Adi xaçgülü
Basque: Zorne-belar
Belarusian: Старасцень звычайны, Старасцень
Bulgarian: Обикновен спореж
Catalan: Xenixell
Chinese: 欧洲千里光, 歐洲千里光, 歐洲黃菀, 闽粤千里光
Corsican: Arba scagliola
Czech: Starček obecný
Danish: Almindelig Brandbæger, Stolt-Henriks Brandbæger
Dutch: Klein kruiskruid
English: Groundsel, Old-man-in-the-Spring, Common groundsel
Esperanto: Ordinara senecio
Estonian: Harilik ristirohi
Finnish: Peltovillakko
French: Séneçon commun, Senecon commun, Séneçon vulgaire
German: Gewöhnliches Greiskraut, Gemeines Greiskraut, Gemeines Kreuzkraut
Hungarian: Közönséges aggófű
Irish: Grúnlas, Giosadán
Italian: Senecione comune
Japanese: ノボロギク
kab: Tubeṛṛas
Korean: 개쑥갓
kw: Madra
Latvian: Parastā krustaine
Lithuanian: Paprastoji žilė
Macedonian: Крстенец, Драгошец, Обичен драгошец, Обичен крстенец
Norwegian Bokmål: Åkersvineblom
Norwegian Nynorsk: Åkersvineblom
os: Дзуарсадидин
Persian: پیرگیاه
Polish: Starzec zwyczajny
Portuguese: Tasneirinha, Cardo morto, Cardo-morto
Quechua: Asnan qura, Asnan qhura
Romanian: Cruciuliță
Russian: Крестовник обыкновенный
sco: Grundsel
Slovak: Starček obyčajný
Spanish: Amargaza amarilla, Cachapetes, Cachapetina, Flor de onse mesos, Hierba del gusano, Hierbacana, Panoyo, Piapajaros
stq: Stuuwenden Jan, Gemeines Greiskraut, Gemeines Kreuzkraut, Gewöhnliches Greiskraut, Langejan, Stuuwende Jan, Stüüwenboud
Swedish: Korsört, Allmän korsört, Vanlig korsört
Turkish: Kanarya otu
Ukrainian: Жовтозілля звичайне
Welsh: Creulys, Greulys, Penfelen

Synonyms

Erigeron senecio Sch.Bip. ex Webb & Berthel.
Senecio vulgari-humilis Batt. & Trab.
Senecio vulgaris var. vulgaris

Flowers

In flower: October to May (from 6,836 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

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

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: zebedeugalinha, 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.