black-tip groundsel vs cotton fireweed

Senecio lugens compared with Senecio quadridentatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-tip groundsel	cotton fireweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Senecio	Senecio
Species	Senecio lugens	Senecio quadridentatus

Evolutionary Relationship

black-tip groundsel and cotton fireweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Senecio.

Conservation Status

black-tip groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

cotton fireweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-tip groundsel	cotton fireweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-tip groundsel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

cotton fireweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

black-tip groundsel

The black-tip groundsel (Senecio lugens) is a species in the genus Senecio. Distributed across Canada and Norway.