Common Groundsel

Common Name: Common Groundsel

Botanical Name: Senecio vulgaris L.

Family: Asteraceae

Life Cycle: Annual (spreads by seeds)

Defining Identification Characteristics:

• Alternate, oblong, lobed and fleshy leaves

• Small yellow compound flowers in loose clusters of 8 - 20

• Dandelion-like seed head

Common habitat:

• Landscape gardens

• Container plantings

• Nurseries

Noxious Weed List/Legal Status:

Eradicate Control Restricted Specially Regulated Not Listed

Additional Information:

• Common Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris – Master Gardener Program