Senecio elegans

Common names: Purple Groundsel, Ragwort

Genus: Senecio

Species: Senecio elegans

Class: Syngenesia

Order: Polygamia Superflua

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Senecio

Modern Species: Senecio elegans

Modern Family: Compositae

Plant Type: annual

Color: purple, rarely white

Native Region: S Africa

Artist: S. Edwards, Sansum