''Senecio viscosus'' is a herbaceous annual plant of the genus ''

Senecio ''Senecio'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. Variously circumscribed taxonomically, the genus ''Senecio'' is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. Description Morp ...

''. It is known as the sticky ragwort, sticky groundsel or stinking

groundsel Groundsel is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *Members of the genus ''Senecio'' **Creeping groundsel, ''Senecio angulatus'' **Common groundsel, ''Senecio vulgaris'' **Welsh groundsel, '' Senecio cambrensis'' **York radiate grounds ...

Description

An annual, growing to 70 cm high and covered with glandular hairs. Very similar to ''Senecio sylvaticus'' which does not have glandular hairs. The outer bracts show a brown tip. The ray-florets are ligulate, yellow and at first spreading then rolled back. The leaves are alternate and deeply lobed. ''Senecio vulgaris'' (Groundsel) does not have ray florets.Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012. ''Webb's An Irish Flora.'' Cork University Press.

Distribution

Locally common in Britain and Ireland on waste ground.Hackney,P. 1992. ''Stewart & Corry's Flora of the North-east of Ireland.'' Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast.

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* * viscosus Flora of Great Britain Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Flora of Ireland {{Senecioneae-stub