Genus
Senecio (Groundsels)
Senecio triangularis. Photo: (c) Evan Lipton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Senecio /sɪˈniːʃi.oʊ/ is a genus of the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. The scientific Latin genus name, Senecio, means “old man.”