 (“Common Groundsel.” Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias, enacademic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/139318.) |
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| Common Name(s) | Common Groundsel | ||||
| Scientific Name | Senecio vulgaris | ||||
| Family | Asteraceae | ||||
| Location/Vegetative Zone | |||||
| Flowering Period | Spring | ||||
| Identifying Characteristics | The leaves are alternating, green, and 2½ to 4 inches in length and 1 inch wide. | ||||
Description
- An invasive weed
- Leaves
- Alternating, green
- 2½ to 4 inches in length and 1 inch wide
- Covered in soft, smooth, fine hairs.
- They are rounded and saw-toothed
- The stems are tubular
- Flowers
- Appear in clusters of 8 to 10 cylinder shaped yellow flower heads
- Flowers in the spring
Misc
- Regarded as being hazardous to animals and humans.
- The seeds feed wild birds
- Used to make chicken and birdseed
- Rabbits eat leaves and seeds
- Highly invasive
- Exists on six continents and is exotic to all fifty states.
Sources
Brenner, Molly. “The Virtuous Weed:: Common Groundsel”. The Metropolitan Field Guide. Web.
“GROUNDSEL- NOT JUST FOR BIRDS! HISTORY, HEALTH BENEFITS AND USES OF GROUNDSEL”. Herbs- To Treat and Taste. 27 November 2011. Web.
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