Senecio туқымдас гүлді өсімдіктер туралы

Genus of flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae
a plant
Automatic taxobox
| image = Illustration Senecio vulgaris0. jpg
| image caption = Senecio vulgaris, an illustration from 1885
| display parents = 2
| taxon = Senecio
| authority = L.
| type species = Senecio vulgaris
| type species authority = L.
| subdivision ranks = Species
| subdivision = Some 1,250; see text
| synonyms = Dendrosenecio
Jacobaea L.
Vendredia Baill. Culcitium Humb. & Bonpl
| synonyms ref = is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels. Variously circumscribed taxonomically, the genus Senecio is one of the largest genera of flowering plants.

The flower heads are normally rayed with the heads borne in branched clusters, and usually completely yellow, but green, purple, white and blue flowers are known as well. In its current circumscription, the genus contains species that are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs, small trees, aquatics or climbers. The only species which are trees are the species formerly belonging to Robinsonia occurring on the Juan Fernández Islands.

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are found in all Senecio species. These alkaloids serve as a natural biocides to deter or even kill animals that would eat them. Livestock generally do not find them palatable. Senecio species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species that have developed tolerance for these alkaloids.

The traditional circumscription of Senecio is artificial, being polyphyletic, even in its new circumscription which is based on genetic data. Despite the separation of many species into other genera, the genus still contains c. 1,250 species and is one of the largest genera of flowering plants. As no morphological synapomorphies are known to determine which species belong to the genus or not, no exact species number is known. The genus has an almost worldwide distribution

The scientific name, Senecio, means "old man".

The genus Senecio is distributed almost worldwide. It is one of the few genera occurring in all five regions with a Mediterranean climate. Furthermore, species are found in mountainous regions, including tropical alpine like areas.