Common name
English: Southern Ragwort
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2612)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2512)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2124)
Order: Asterales (221)
Family: Asteraceae (219)(family description)
Genus: Senecio (9)
Epithet: gallicus Chaix (1)
Synonyms: Cineraria anthemoides Lam., Cineraria uliginosa Ledeb.
anthemoides => resembling the genus Anthemis
gallicus => of French origin
uliginosa => growing in swamps or marshes
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow