Swamp Ragwort
Senecio wightii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- July-October
How to identify Swamp Ragwort
Identify Swamp Ragwort by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Asteraceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Swamp Ragwort.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Senecio wightii
- Genus
- Senecio
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas and also near rice fields
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Indo-China
- Distribution
- China, India, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Swamp Ragwort itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Head
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Swamp Ragwort itself; the rest are typical of the Asteraceae family — flowering plants only.
About Swamp Ragwort
A member of the Asteraceae family, Swamp Ragwort (Senecio wightii) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh. It grows in marshy areas and also near rice fields. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.
Asteraceae
Daisy/Sunflower family
Swamp Ragwort belongs to the Asteraceae family.
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