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Old-Man-In-The-Spring (Senecio Vulgaris) Native Growing Regions: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming

• Category: Dicot
• Genus: Senecio
• Family: Asteraceae
• Order: Asterales
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Duration: Annual Biennial
• Growth Habit: Forb/herb
• Native Status: L48 (I) AK (I) HI (I) CAN (I) GL (I) SPM (I)
• State Noxious Status: WA (CCW)
• State Noxious Common Name: WA (common groundsel)
• PLANTS Invasive Status: N'EAST SEEPPC STATE WSWS
• National Wetland Indicator Status: UPL FAC
• Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FACU) 2(FACU) 3(UPL*) 4(FAC) 5(FAC) 6(NI) 7(NI) 8(UPL) 9(FACU) 0(NI*) A(FACU) H(FAC)
• Active Growth Period: Spring and Summer
• After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Slow
• Allelopath: No
• Bloat: None
• C:N Ratio: High
• Coppice Potential: No
• Fall Conspicuous: No
• Fire Resistance: No
• Flower Color: Yellow
• Flower Conspicuous: No
• Foliage Color: Green
• Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
• Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
• Foliage Texture: Medium
• Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
• Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
• Growth Form: Single Crown
• Growth Rate: Rapid
• Height Mature (feet): 1.5
• Leaf Retention: No
• Lifespan: Short
• Low Growing Grass: No
• Resprout Ability: No
• Shape and Orientation: Erect
• Toxicity: Slight
• Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
• Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
• Anaerobic Tolerance: None
• CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
• Cold Stratification Required: No
• Drought Tolerance: Medium
• Fertility Requirement: Medium
• Fire Tolerance: Low
• Frost Free Days Minimum: 120
• Hedge Tolerance: None
• Moisture Use: Medium
• pH (Minimum): 5
• pH (Maximum): 8.5
• Precipitation (Minimum): 16
• Precipitation (Maximum): 55
• Root Depth Minimum (inches): 8
• Salinity Tolerance: None
• Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
• Temperature Minimum (°F): 47
• Bloom Period: Early Spring
• Commercial Availability: No Known Source
• Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
• Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
• Fruit/Seed Period End: Summer
• Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
• Propagated by Bare Root: No
• Propagated by Bulbs: No
• Propagated by Container: No
• Propagated by Corms: No
• Propagated by Cuttings: No
• Propagated by Seed: Yes
• Propagated by Sod: No
• Propagated by Sprigs: No
• Propagated by Tubers: No
• Seed per Pound: 400000
• Seed Spread Rate: Rapid
• Seedling Vigor: High
• Small Grain: No
• Vegetative Spread Rate: None

Old-Man-In-The-Spring (Senecio Vulgaris)

Senecio Vulgaris, or more commonly know as Old-Man-In-The-Spring, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Senecio. It has a rapid growth rate and a height of 1.5 feet at maturity. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. It’s active growth period is spring and summer, blooms during early spring, is intolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Senecio Vulgaris or Old-Man-In-The-Spring‘s floral region is North America US Lower 48, Alaska and Hawaii, specifically in the states of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Tags: Annual Biennial, Asteraceae, Asterales, Dicot, Forb/herb, Green, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, Rapid, Senecio, Single Crown

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