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senecio

British  
/ sɪˈniːʃɪəʊ /

noun

  1. any plant of the genus Senecio , including groundsels, ragworts, and cineraria: family Asteraceae (composites)

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If the position is a shaded one, the drooping plants might be of the following: tradescantia, Kenilworth ivy, senecio* or parlor ivy, sedums, moneywort,* vinca, smilax,* lygodium* or climbing fern.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

Two anemones, one buttercup, three willows and one senecio seem to be confined to the White River country.

From The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier' by Williams, John H. (John Harvey)

Larkspurs are common, with epilobium, senecio, erigeron, and a few solidagos.

From Travels in Alaska by Muir, John

They have suggested the name of the genus "senecio," from the Latin senex, an old man:—     "Quod canis simili videatur flore capillis;     Cura facit canos quamvis vir non habet annos."

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas