Senecio verbascifolius
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| Senecio verbascifolius | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Senecio |
| Species: | S. verbascifolius |
| Binomial name | |
| Senecio verbascifolius Burm.fil. | |
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Senecio verbascifolius, the mullein ragwort, is a species of plant from South Africa.
This perennial species grows to be up to 60 cm (24 in) tall.[2] The leaves are oval shaped or heart shaped with minute teeth along the margins.[2] Flowers are present between September and December.[3] They are yellow and grow in branched corymbs. The involucre is calyx-like.[3] The bracts are thickened below.[2]