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Senecio L.

Villakot Groundsel Ragwort Squaw-weed
Senecio, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Senecio, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Senecio (Asteraceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Actinote guatemalena guatemalena, Amerila leucoptera, A. pannosa, Artimelia latreillei, Cochylis dubitana, Dysauxes ancilla, Galtara doriae doriae, Homoeosoma nebulella, Lacanobia oleracea, L. w-latinum, Mormo maura, Nyctemera adversata, N. apicalis, N. itokina, N. restrictum, Orthonama obstipatum, Papaipema insulidens?, Phycitodes albatella, Platyptilia iberica?, P. isodactylus, Polymixis flavicincta, Rhodogastria amasis, Saenura flava, Scoparia pyralella?, Spilosoma urticae, Udea elutalis, Vanessa virginiensis

500x773 (~101Kb) USA: Puyallup (47°11'23N 122°17'02W), Pierce Co., WA, 16.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	600x491 (~50Kb) USA: Puyallup (47°11'23N 122°17'02W), Pierce Co., WA, 16.7.1999, Photo © Markku Savela	600x951 (~100Kb) USA: FR 9712 at Diamond Head, near Blewett Pass (47°18'39N 120°33'57W), Kittitas Co., WA, 5.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela
700x1035 (~70Kb) USA: FR 9712 at Diamond Head, near Blewett Pass (47°18'39N 120°33'57W), Kittitas Co., WA, 5.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

Apparently some of this taxa should be moved into Packera.

Senecio fluviatilis Wallr.

Jokivillakko
Senecio fluviatilis ; [RK, 433]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Senecio nemorensis; auct.

900x1304 (~145Kb) Russia, Udmurtia, river banks of Kama, near village Doksha east of Izhevsk, 20.8.2004, Photo © Markku Savela

900x1323 (~171Kb) Russia, Udmurtia, river banks of Kama, near village Doksha east of Izhevsk, 20.8.2004, Photo © Markku Savela

Foodplant for Platyptilia nemoralis

Foodplant as Senecio nemorensis for Hellinsia osteodactyla, Platyptilia calodactyla, P. isodactylus, P. nemoralis

Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC.

'Kosteikkovillakko' Clustered Marsh Ragwort

Senecio arcticus Rupr. congestus var. tonsus (Fern.) Senecio congestus ssp. tonsus (Fern.); A. & D. Löve

Senecio congestus var. palustris (L.); Fern. Senecio palustris (L.); Hook.

Senecio congestus, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Senecio congestus ; [Oleg Kosterin]
Senecio palustris ; [GMBOT, 853]

763x500 (~127Kb) The bank of a large brackish (calcium and magnium carbonates) Lake Zun-Torei, residing in Dahurian (S Transbaikalian) short-grass steppes. The lake flutcuate down to almost dissapearing with a cycle about 30 years, now it's on the maximum. The bank is grown up with Senecio congestus (R.Br.) DC. (= Senecio arcticus Rupr.), and the reed (Phragmitis australis (Gav.) Trin ex Steudel.) The lake SW corner at the cordone Bulum-Khuduk, Onon district, Chita Region, S Transbaikalia (Dahuria), Siberia, Russia. 7th July 1996, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Senecio jacobaea L.

Jaakonvillakko Jaakon peltovilla Common Ragwort Tansy Ragwort Stinking Willie
Senecio jacobæa, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Senecio jacobaea ; [RK, 433]; [GMBOT, 853]
Senecio Jacobaea ; [SK, 569]

757x1026 (~197Kb) Germany, Rügen, Dranske Hof, 24.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

811x1020 (~136Kb) Germany, Rügen, Dranske Hof, 24.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

802x1026 (~117Kb) Germany, Rügen, Hiddensee, Dornbusch, Bakenberg, 28.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Cochylis atricapitana, Phycitodes maritima, P. saxicola

Senecio aquaticus Hill

Ojavillakko Marsh Ragwort Eastern Marsh Ragwort Vattenstånds
erraticus Bert.
Senecio aquaticus ; [RK, 434]

Foodplant for Platyptilia isodactylus

Senecio squalidus L.

Rikkavillakko Oxford Ragwort
Senecio nebrodensis auct.
Senecio rupestris Waldst. & Kit.; (incl.)
Senecio squalidus ; [RK, 434]

Senecio vernalis Waldst. & Kit.

Kevätvillakko Eastern Groundsel Spring Groundsel Vårkorsört
Senecio vernalis ; [RK, 434]

Foodplant for Platyptilia farfarellus

Senecio sylvaticus L.

Kalliovillakko Metsän peltovilla Heath Groundsel Woodland Groundsel Woodland Ragwort Bergkorsört
Senecio sylvaticus ; [RK, 434]; [GMBOT, 853]
Senecio silvaticus ; [SK, 569]

Foodplant for Platyptilia calodactyla

Senecio viscosus L.

Tahmavillakko Tahmea peltovilla Sticky Groundsel Sticky Ragwort Klibbkorsört
Senecio viscosus ; [RK, 434]; [SK, 569]; [GMBOT, 853]

351x500 (~28Kb) FINLAND: N: Espoo, Tapiola, 667:37, 11.8.1996, Photo © Markku Savela

Foodplant for Platyptilia farfarellus

Senecio vulgaris L.

Peltovillakko Yleinen peltovilla Groundsel Common Groundsel Old-man-in-the-spring Korsört
Senecio vulgaris, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Senecio vulgaris ; [RK, 435]; [SK, 569]; [GMBOT, 853]

1032x843 (~137Kb) Finland: Korppoo, Järm, 20.10.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

812x950 (~131Kb) Finland: Korppoo, Järm, 20.10.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Papaipema pertincta, Udea accolalis

Senecio bicolor (Willd.) Todaro

Silver ragwort

783x1044 (~178Kb) Greece: Lefkas, Girapetra, 12.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio	1028x885 (~126Kb) Greece: Lefkas, Girapetra, 12.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio	783x1044 (~137Kb) Greece: Lefkas, Girapetra, 12.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio
783x1044 (~160Kb) Greece: Lefkas, Girapetra, 12.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Hellinsia osteodactyla

S. b. cineraria (DC.) Chater

Senecio cineraria DC.

Senecio ovatus

1370x1028 (~196Kb) Finland, Ylöjärvi, Siivikkala, 18.7.2005 (cultivated), Photo © Harri Arkkio

734x979 (~196Kb) Finland, Ylöjärvi, Siivikkala, 18.7.2005 (cultivated), Photo © Harri Arkkio

Senecio cannabifolius Less.

Aleutian Ragwort
Senecio cannabifolius ; [Oleg Kosterin]

400x641 (~91Kb) The Budyumkan River left floodland 5 km upstream of its confluence with the Argun' River, 6 km S of the village Uryupino, Gazimurskozavodskoi District, E Chita Province, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 26th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

472x700 (~80Kb) the Vilyucha River middle flow, South Kamchatka, Russia. 31st August 1992, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Senecio flammeus Turcz. ex DC.

Tephroseris flammea (Turcz. ex DC.); Holub
Senecio flammeus ; [Oleg Kosterin]

400x642 (~78Kb) A meadow on a high left bank terrace of the Argun' River 5 km S of the village Uryupino, Gazimurskozavodskoi District, E Chita Province, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 31th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

400x615 (~55Kb) A meadow on a high left bank terrace of the Argun' River 5 km S of the village Uryupino, Gazimurskozavodskoi District, E Chita Province, E Transbaikalia, Siberia, Russia. 31th July 1997, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Senecio pricei Simps.

Tephroseris pricei (Simps.); Holub.
Senecio pricei ; [Oleg Kosterin]

518x760 (~70Kb) A large-stoned scree on a sharp crest dividing the headwater cirques of the the Chikty Rivulet and a next eastward rivulet, 2800 m above sea level, the southern principal slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

542x796 (~82Kb) A large-stoned scree on a sharp crest dividing the headwater cirques of the the Chikty Rivulet and a next eastward rivulet, 2800 m above sea level, the southern principal slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Senecio resedifolius Less.

Packera heterophylla (Fisch.); Weibe
Packera resedifolia (Less.); A. & D. Love
Senecio resedifolius ; [Oleg Kosterin]

466x718 (~106Kb) An alpine meadow in the valley of the left headwater of the Chikty Rivulet, 2400 m above sea level, the southern principal slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

Senecio turczaninovi DC.

Senecio turczaninovi ; [Oleg Kosterin]

522x712 (~96Kb) An alpine meadow in the valley of the left headwater of the Chikty Rivulet, 2400 m above sea level, the southern principal slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

522x792 (~158Kb) An alpine meadow in the valley of the left headwater of the Chikty Rivulet, 2400 m above sea level, the southern principal slope of the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 10th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

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References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[GMBOT]

Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

[GNSP]

Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland

[Oleg Kosterin]

Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

[USGS]

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/index.htm

If you have corrections, comments or information to add into these pages, just send mail to Markku Savela
Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.