Redpurple ragwort
Senecio elegans
Genus Senecio. Family Asteraceae.
Photo: Wikipedia, Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart
Description
Senecio elegans is an annual herb producing a single, erect, branching stem up to about 60 cm tall. The leaves have blades up to 8 cm long, deeply cut into several toothed lobes; the herbage is somewhat hairy and glandular, sticky to the touch. The flower heads are lined with black-tipped phyllaries and bear purple ray florets.Wikipedia
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