Senecio

Senecio
Senecio vulgaris, an illustration from 1885
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Senecio L.
Type species
Senecio vulgaris L.
Species
Some 1,250; see text
Synonyms[1]
Dendrosenecio Jacobaea L. Vendredia Baill. Culcitium Humb. & Bonpl

Senecio /sɪˈniːʃi.oʊ/^[2] 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.