Asteraceae
Senecio

Senecio sylvaticus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 868 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Europe to Caucasus. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Madeira, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine

Introduced into:

British Columbia, California, Chatham Is., Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Washington, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Benedi, C. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2019). Flora Iberica 16(III): 1453-2353. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Summerhayes, V.S. [2188] United Kingdom K002546850 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [856H] United States K002650022 Yes
Taylor, P.G.; Wood, W. [0898] United Kingdom K002546766 Yes
Britton, C.E.; White, J.W. [s.n.] K002546822 Yes
[Hoaderly] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546819 Yes
Chicken, E. [529 B] United Kingdom K002546777 Yes
White, J.W. [s.n.] K002546821 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jersey K002546880 Yes
Barton, W.C. [879] Ireland K002546865 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [4537] Guernsey K002546885 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Ireland K002546877 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [2576] United Kingdom K002546773 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546794 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002546926 Yes
Sandwith, C.I. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546823 Yes
Ballard, F.; Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546809 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] K002546843 Yes
Codoreanu, V.; Ratiu, O.; Gergely, I.; Lorinczi, F. [s.n.] Romania K002546917 Yes
Bolland, B.G.C. [41] United Kingdom K002546781 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546837 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [27725] Ireland K002546876 Yes
Ausserdorfer, A. [s.n.] Austria K002546887 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [49908 B] United Kingdom K002546799 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [879] United Kingdom K002546864 Yes
Hubbard, C.E.; Sprague, T.A. [96] United Kingdom K002546803 Yes
Asplund, E.; Samuelsson, G. [s.n.] Sweden K002546920 Yes
McEwan, J. [64] United Kingdom K002546805 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [2556] United Kingdom K002546769 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546813 Yes
Hancock, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546868 Yes
Kerr, F.H.W. [618] Ireland K002546866 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26312] Ireland K002546869 Yes
[Carlbad] [s.n.] Czech Republic K002546892 Yes
s.coll. [958] K002546830 Yes
Fiori, Adr.; Béguinot, A. [s.n.] Italy K002546909 Yes
Chicken, E. [529 A] United Kingdom K002546776 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546816 Yes
Sandwith, C.I. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546826 Yes
Commitee, R.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546832 Yes
Commiltel, R.P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546834 Yes
[JW] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546851 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Bornet [s.n.] France K002546899 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Faustinien, F.; Dauphinoise, S. [2121] France K002546898 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9174] United Kingdom K002546808 Yes
[Braemar] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546852 Yes
Gamble, J.S.; [Olteshaw] [20101] United Kingdom K002546840 Yes
Last, G.V.C. [383/9] United Kingdom K002546857 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Bornet [s.n.] France K002546902 Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [79] United Kingdom K002546862 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [s.n.] K002546831 Yes
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] United States K002568798 Yes
Thurston, E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546772 Yes
[ H. Evio] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546810 Yes
Schlosser [s.n.] Croatia K002546891 Yes
s.coll. [713] United Kingdom K002546774 Yes
s.coll. [1565] Germany K002546904 Yes
Druce, G.C.; M.A.; F.L.S. [1400] United Kingdom K002546841 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [s.n.] Portugal K002596490 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002546828 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jersey K002546879 Yes
s.coll. [372] Poland K002546913 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [46881] United Kingdom K002546775 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002546916 Yes
Ferguson, L.F.; Ferguson, I.K. [3336] Ireland K002546875 Yes
[W. E. Treirthick] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546783 Yes
s.coll. [544] United Kingdom K002546855 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002546820 Yes
Philcox, D. [2150] United Kingdom K002546836 Yes
s.coll. [102] United Kingdom K002546856 Yes
[W. Balase] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546770 Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546780 Yes
Wedgwood, M.L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546800 Yes
[savalrie] [2446] Belgium K002546889 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546789 Yes
Bumer [59] K002546829 Yes
Colenso, W. [s.n.] New Zealand K000852344 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19422] United Kingdom K002546839 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] K002546825 Yes
Dixon, G.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546771 Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] Sweden K002546921 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1686 A] Ireland K002546874 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546804 Yes
Croall, A. [109] United Kingdom K002546854 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [s.n.] France K002546897 Yes
Gilmour, J.S.L. [10] Germany K002546905 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [6585] United Kingdom K002546927 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546842 Yes
Mann, R.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546807 Yes
Moir, T.R.G. [84] Canada K002568794 Yes
Devis, H.F. [s.n.] K002546824 Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546778 Yes
Metcalfe, E. [s.n.] Jersey K002546878 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M. [6396] Canada K002568795 Yes
[D.C.Prod] [6342] United Kingdom K002546814 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [29373] Norway K002546910 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M.; Hodges, T; Mian, S.; Leitch, I. [MC9386] United Kingdom K001400987 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S.; Milne-Redhead, E.W.B.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546847 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002546896 Yes
Woodward, A.S. [s.n.] Guernsey K002546881 Yes
Maude, J.E. [H1652] United Kingdom K002546796 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [[383/9]] United Kingdom K002546833 Yes
Rousseau, J. [35355] Canada K002568796 Yes
Jackson, A.B. [191] Guernsey K002546882 Yes
Burtt, B.L. [B211] United Kingdom K002546787 Yes
Hill, A.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546779 Yes
Vermeulen, G. [s.n.] Norway K002546908 Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Bornet [s.n.] France K002546900 Yes
[R.duseuhull] [s.n.] Ireland K002546870 Yes
Barton, W.C. [870] Ireland K002546867 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [5639] United Kingdom K002546767 Yes
Worsdell, W.C. [383/9] United Kingdom K002546782 Yes
s.coll. [4838] United Kingdom K002546815 Yes
s.coll. [1565] Germany K002546907 Yes
[wilezek] [805] Belgium K002546890 Yes
Schulze, F. [s.n.] Germany K002546906 Yes
Price, W.R. [s.n.] Denmark K002546894 Yes
Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002546901 Yes
Smith [2515] United Kingdom K002546812 Yes
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] United States K002568799 Yes
Woodward, A.S. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546863 Yes
Brown, N.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546838 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546817 Yes
C.E.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546858 Yes
Hyde, H.A. [879] United Kingdom K002546861 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K002546924 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K002596491 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546785 Yes
Maude, J.E. [H1652] United Kingdom K002546798 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1686 C] Ireland K002546872 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001734549 Yes
[mrromomd] [79] United Kingdom K002546859 Yes
[O. Ponenim] [s.n.] Ireland K002546871 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Sweden K002546923 Yes
Vitek, E. [96-243] Austria K002546886 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [30420] United Kingdom K002546801 Yes
Maud, J.E. [H1652] United Kingdom K002546797 Yes
Schultze-Spohr, F.; Jordan [s.n.] France K002546895 Yes
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] K002546844 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546928 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] New Zealand K002529984 Yes
Ballard, F.; E. A. [Golby] [206] Guernsey K002546883 Yes
[Purbeck] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546784 Yes
Summers, R.W. [s.n.] United States K002568793 Yes
Schur, P.J.F. [9633] Romania K000852070 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krawiec, F. [s.n.] Poland K002546912 Yes
[G. L. Sjagrew] [s.n.] Sweden K002546922 Yes
Ballard, F.; E. A. [Golby] [206] Guernsey K002546884 Yes
Sprague, T.A.; Hubbard, C.E. [113] United Kingdom K002546802 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546835 Yes
Sirejsczikow, D. [s.n.] Russia K002546918 Yes
Octjabreva, N.; Czerevan, I. [s.n.] Russia K002596597 Yes
Maude, J.E. [H1652] United Kingdom K002546795 Yes
Darwell, L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546765 Yes
LandMark, A. [s.n.] Norway K002546911 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [9173] United Kingdom K002546806 Yes
s.coll. [37] United Kingdom K002546811 Yes
Price, W.R. [958] Denmark K002546893 Yes
[jasblish] [s.n.] Poland K002546914 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1686 B] Ireland K002546873 Yes
[Acton fcoet] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546818 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002546903 Yes
[Wilezek] [1083] Belgium K002546888 Yes
Croall, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546853 Yes
Summalayas, V.S. [228] United Kingdom K002546768 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546790 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002546925 Yes
Loidi [s.n.] Spain K002546919 Yes
Burtt, B.L. [B128] United Kingdom K002546788 Yes
Burtt, B.L. [B211] United Kingdom K002546786 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [6745] United Kingdom K002546860 Yes
[ E. T. Ealisbury] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002546791 Yes
Werdermann, E.; Hollermayer, P. [1394] Chile K002650233 Yes
s.coll. [S544 ] United Kingdom K001734550 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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