Botanical name

Senecio maritimus

Family

Asteraceae

Common Name

Strandhongerblom, Sea Ragwort
Senecio maritimus
Senecio maritimus
Senecio maritimus
Senecio maritimus
Senecio maritimus
Senecio maritimus

Description

Sprawling to creeping hairless annual up to 30cm. Leaves fleshy, slightly toothed, oblong, lobed at base, rather blunt; bears loose clusters of radiate flowerheads with yellow rays and disc.

Latin: mare = sea, -timus = occuring in: referring to plants habit of growing near or by the sea.

Habitat

Coastal dunes and slopes

Flower Date

July to October