Senecio vulgaris

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusSenecio
Species:Senecio vulgaris L.
Common NameOld Man In The Spring
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: head; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Barren (KY), Boyle (KY), Campbell (KY), Carroll (KY), Casey (KY), Clark (KY), Franklin (KY), Jessamine (KY), Laurel (KY), Lincoln (KY), Madison (KY), Scott (KY), Warren (KY), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Knox (TN), Montgomery (TN), Overton (TN), Putnam (TN), Shelby (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN), Weakley (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, ETSU, HTTU, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1941 - 2020

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA008950 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
TENN-V-0236674 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Senecio vulgaris
HTTU027552 Tennessee
HTTU
Senecio vulgaris
SWMT04515 Williamson Tennessee 08 Apr 1941 Williamson
 SWMT
Senecio vulgaris
ETSU025377 Washington Tennessee 15 Oct 2012 Adam McCullough
 ETSU
Senecio vulgaris
BEREA024057 Franklin Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
BEREA024053 Barren Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
BEREA008951 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
BEREA008948 Jessamine Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
TENN-V-0236677 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Senecio vulgaris
TENN-V-0236676 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Senecio vulgaris
APSC0023728 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Senecio vulgaris
MTSU022270 Davidson Tennessee Nathan D. Holburn
18		 MTSU
Senecio vulgaris
ETSU025896 Hawkins Tennessee 03 Apr 2019 Frosty Levy
19059		 ETSU
Senecio vulgaris
BEREA024056 Casey Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
UCHT029694 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Senecio vulgaris
UTM02110 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Senecio vulgaris
ETSU009497 Washington Tennessee 26 Apr 2017 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Senecio vulgaris
BEREA024059 Scott Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
ETSU025839 Unicoi Tennessee 14 Feb 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker
19002		 ETSU
Senecio vulgaris
TENN-V-0245532 Knox Tennessee 01 Dec 2020 A. Padovani
20-26		 TENN
Senecio vulgaris
BEREA008947 Clark Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
BEREA024054 Boyle Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
BEREA008946 Campbell Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
MTSU022207 Davidson Tennessee 03 May 2001 Angela Cathey
 MTSU
Senecio vulgaris
BEREA024055 Carroll Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
BEREA008949 Laurel Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
APSC0023730 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Senecio vulgaris
APSC0107697 Shelby Tennessee
APSC
Senecio vulgaris
MTSU022146 Davidson Tennessee 08 Apr 2008 Richard Marko
1		 MTSU
Senecio vulgaris
BEREA024058 Lincoln Kentucky
BEREA
Senecio vulgaris
APSC0063972 Campbell Kentucky
APSC
Senecio vulgaris
HTTU009298 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Senecio vulgaris
UCHT029695 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Senecio vulgaris
UOS01263 Franklin Tennessee 28 Mar 2012 Jon Evans
 UOS
Senecio vulgaris
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 14 Feb 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker, Sollie Walker
 ETSU
Senecio vulgaris
TENN-V-0236675 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Senecio vulgaris
APSC0062977 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Senecio vulgaris
HTTU009297 Overton Tennessee
HTTU
Senecio vulgaris
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 03 Apr 2019 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Senecio vulgaris
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