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Senecio madagascariensis Poir.
Madagascar ragwort
Symbol: SEMA15
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Biennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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Plant Distribution by State

Senecio madagascariensis Poir.

SEMA15

Hawaii

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Related Taxa:
Senecio madagascariensis Poir.

View 440 genera in Asteraceae, 61 species in Senecio

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Classification:
Senecio madagascariensis Poir.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Asteridae –
                      Order Asterales –
                         Family Asteraceae – Aster family
                            Genus Senecio L. – ragwort
                               Species Senecio madagascariensis Poir. – Madagascar ragwort

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Noxious Weed Information:
Senecio madagascariensis Poir.
This plant is listed by the U. S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location.
Hawaii:
        fireweed     Noxious weed

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Invasive Information:
Senecio madagascariensis Poir.
        Madagascar groundsel
        Madagascar ragwort
        fireweed
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
STATE   Assorted authors. 200_. State Noxious Weed Lists for 43 States. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 
HEAR   USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information Index for Selected Alien Plants in Hawaii (http://www.hear.org, October 20, 1999). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
 

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Introduced Information:
Senecio madagascariensis Poir.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Senecio madagascariensis Poir.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 507500.

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Related Web Sites:
Senecio madagascariensis Poir.

    Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Databases (images)
    Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

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