Flora of Sweden: Groundsel

Senecio vulgaris, Senecio dunensis, Senecio radiatus, SE: Korsört,
DE: Gewöhnliches Greiskraut, NL: Klein kruiskruid, UK: Groundsel


Scientific name:		Senecio vulgaris L.
Synonym name:		Senecio dunensis Dumort, Senecio radiatus W.D.J.Koch
Swedish name:		Korsört
German name:		Gewöhnliches Greiskraut
Nederlandse naam:		Klein kruiskruid
English name:		Groundsel
Family:		Compositae / Asteraceae, Sunflower family, Korgblommiga växter


Life form:		Annual herb
Stems:		Height 10-40cm, stem succulent, hollow, slightly angled, branched, thickish, erect or ascending
Leaves:		Alternate, pinnately lobed
Flowers:		Cylinder shaped rayless yellow flower heads
Flowering Period:		March-November
Fruits:		Achenes, brownish and hairy
Habitat:		Arable land, yards, gardens, flower beds, heaps of earth, wasteland, roadsides, sea-shores
Distribution:		Throughout the country

Derivation of the botanical name:
Senecio, from senex, old man, referring to the gray hairs on the seeds.
vulgaris, common.

The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
The standard author abbreviation Dumort is used to indicate Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (1797 - 1878), a Belgian who conducted a parallel career of botanist and Member of Parliament.
The standard author abbreviation W.D.J.Koch is used to indicate Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch (1771 - 1849) , a German physician and botanist.