cotton fireweed vs Shoddy Ragwort

Senecio quadridentatus compared with Senecio pterophorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	cotton fireweed	Shoddy Ragwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Asternartige)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Senecio	Senecio
Species	Senecio quadridentatus	Senecio pterophorus

Evolutionary Relationship

cotton fireweed and Shoddy Ragwort share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Senecio.

Conservation Status

cotton fireweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Shoddy Ragwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	cotton fireweed	Shoddy Ragwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Shoddy Ragwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom