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Senecio
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<p><i>Senecio</i> /sɪˈniːʃi.oʊ/ is a <a href="/facts/Genus/m8EFjSms">genus</a> of flowering plants in the daisy family (<a href="/facts/Asteraceae/bouc6v8C">Asteraceae</a>) that includes ragworts and groundsels. </p><p>Variously <a href="/facts/Circumscription_(taxonomy)/p2zNzcox">circumscribed</a> taxonomically, the genus <i>Senecio</i> is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. </p>