Senecio vulgaris
Synonyms
Bird-seed, Chickenweed, Common Butterweed, Common Groundsel, Grimsel, Grinsel, Grundsel, Grundy Swallow, Ground Glutton, Old-man-in-the-spring, Ragwort, Simson
ID Characteristics
Life cycle: Winter or summer annual
Growth Habit: Erect
Propagation: Seed
Leaf Margin: Irregularly toothed
Leaf Hairs: Sparsely hairy to smooth
Leaf Structure: Deeply lobed to dissected
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Root Type: Small taproot with secondary fibrous roots. Taproot not always present
Flower Color: Yellow
Multimedia
Similar Species
- Groundsel, Sticky Senecio viscosus
- Mugwort Artemisa vulgaris (seedlings)
- Ragweed, spp. Ambrosia, spp. (seedlings)
Herbicidal Control Options
- Preemergence: Isoxaben, Oxidiazinon, Prodiamine
- Post Emergence: 2,4-D, Carfentrazone, Chlorsulfuron, Clopyralid, Dicamba, Florasulam, Fluroxypyr, MCPA, Sulfentrazone, Sulfosulfuron, Triclopyr, Trifloxysulfuron
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