Common name
English: Southern Ragwort
English: Southern Ragwort
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Asterales (224)
Family: Asteraceae (223)(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
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow