Common name
English: Southern Ragwort
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Asterales (237)
Family: Asteraceae (221)(family description)
Genus: Senecio (8)
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
