Senecio
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- sen-ess-ee-o
- This plant has low severity poison characteristics.
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- Description
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Senecio is in the daisy family and includes ragworts and groundsels. It contains over 1,000 species of flowering plants and contains both annuals and perennials from shrubs to trees to vines.
Popular types sold as house plants are blue chalksticks and string of pearls
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Senecio
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- USA, NC, and worldwide
- Wildlife Value:
- Some plants used by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species as host plants
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Poisonous
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Purple/Lavender
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Shape:
- Radial
- Flower Description:
- The flowers are yellow (rarely white or purple) in a head resembling a small sunflower
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Lobed
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- The leaves alternate, often lobed or divided. Some are succulent and of various shapes and colors.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
