Common name
English: Southern Ragwort
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2728)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2642)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2226)
Order: Asterales (230)
Family: Asteraceae (229)(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