Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Senecio// Species: Senecio vulgaris L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Chater and Walters (1976 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Russian Far, China and Arabian Peninsula; Macaronesia; North Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Pastures, clearings of forests, disturbed ground- in and near settlements, roadsides, agricultural land, orchards.
Flowering period: Winter – spring: FEB, MAR, APR, MAY.
Locality: hilly region near village of Beli. Date: 26.03.2022.
Senecio vulgaris – habit. Hills near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – habit. Hills near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – capitula. Hills near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – capitula. Hills near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – fruiting capitula with achenes. Hills near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – fruiting capitula with achenes. Hills near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – stem with leaves. Hills near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – basal leaves. Hills near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – basal leaf. Hills near village of Beli, 26.03.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: hilly region near village of Beli. Date: 06.03.2021.
Senecio vulgaris – habit in habitat. Hills near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – habit. Hills near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – capitulums. Hills near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – capitula. Hills near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – fruiting capitulum. Hills near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – plant base with basal leaves and lower cauline leaves. Hills near village of Beli, 06.03.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: hilly region near village of Beli. Date: 06.02.2021.
Senecio vulgaris – habit. Hills near village of Beli, 06.02.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – inflorescence with capitula. Hills near village of Beli, 06.02.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris -cauline leaves and developing flowering stem. Hills near village of Beli, 06.02.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: gorge of the Kochanska River. Date: 04.02.2021.
Senecio vulgaris – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.02.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – flowering stems. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.02.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – inflorescence with capitula. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.02.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – inflorescence with flowering capitula and fruiting capitulum with achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.02.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Senecio vulgaris – cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 04.02.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Chater, A.O. and Walters, S.M. 1976. Senecio L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 191–205.
