Senecio sylvaticus L.
(Heath Groundsel)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSenecio sylvaticus (Heath Groundsel)
GenusSenecio (groundsels, ragwort)
TribeSenecioneae (a tribe of composites)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Senecio sylvaticus (Heath Groundsel) :
1: Senecio sylvaticus (Heath Groundsel)
10 Aug 2002 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Inflorecence - portion - top viewImage 2: Inflorescence - close-upImage 3: Inflorescence - portion - top viewImage 4: Inflorescence - side viewImage 5: InfructescenceImage 6: Pappus - close-upImage 7: Plants growing on old fire siteImage 8: Plants growing on old fire site (2)Image 9: Plant - side viewImage 10: Young plant - leavesImage 11: Capitula - faded - side view - magnifiedImage 12: Capitula - faded - side view - magnified (2)Image 13: Capitula - faded - side view - magnified (3)Image 14: Capitula - side view - enlargedImage 15: Capitula - side view - magnifiedImage 16: Capitula - side view - magnified (2)Image 17: Inflorescence - side viewImage 18: Inflorescence - side view (2)Image 19: Inflorescence - side view - enlargedImage 20: Inflorescence - side view - enlarged (2)Image 21: Inflorescence - side view - enlarged (3)Image 22: Seed - magnifiedImage 23: Seeds - magnifiedImage 24: Seeds - magnified (2)Image 25: Stem branchingImage 26: Stem leaf - top surfaceImage 27: Stem leaf - upperside - magnifiedImage 28: Stem leaf - undersideImage 29: Stem leaf - underside - magnifiedImage 30: Capitula - magnifiedImage 31: Capitula - magnified (2)
2: Senecio sylvaticus (Heath Groundsel)
16 Jul 1978 OSGR: SU94 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: CapitulaImage 2: Plant

Senecio sylvaticus (Heath Groundsel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Senecio sylvaticus (Heath Groundsel)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Senecio sylvaticus (Heath Groundsel)
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