Sticky Groundsel
Sticky Groundsel on shingle
Flowerheads from the side
Flowerheads from above
Close-up of flower head - 13 ray florets
Side view - green bracts and curled ray florets
Curled ray florets from above
Fruiting clock
Leaves
Senecio viscosus
Asteraceae
Stinking Groundsel
July to September
It is found throughout the countryexcept for parts of the far
Southwest
See the BSBI distribution map for Sticky Groundsel
It grows on seashores, waste ground, banks and walls, and
beside roads and railways.
It is a neophyte, first recorded in the wild 1660s, and spread
greatly in the C20th.
The small form found on coastal shingle may be native.
Sticky Groundsel is a sticky, unpleasant smelling, annual herb,
growing up to 60cm.
Flowerheads are on long stalks and are up to 1cm.
They are bright, pale yellow and the 13 outer ray florets are thin.
Bracts are green tipped.
Leaves are grey-green, sticky (glandular), and much divided.
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Sticky Groundsel on shingle
Flowerheads from the side
Flowerheads from above
Close-up of flower head - 13 ray florets
Side view - green bracts and curled ray florets
Curled ray florets from above
Fruiting clock
Leaves
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