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Dusty miller

Senecio cineraria

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Common names

10 names · 4 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Dusty miller[1]
  • Silver Ragwort[2]
Other languages (3)
Dutch
  • Wit askruid
Portuguese
Spanish
  • cenicera marítima[2]
  • cenicienta[2]
  • cenizo[2]
+2 more namesShow fewer names
  • cineraria[2]
  • donzell de mar[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Senecio cineraria — GBIF vernacular names (World Register of Marine Species) ↗

GBIF aggregation of World Register of Marine Species. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Dusty miller — results[10] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097222/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097222; sourceTaxonKey 154821791; Senecio cineraria.
[2] Senecio cineraria — GBIF vernacular names (DAISIE - Inventory of alien invasive species in Europe) ↗

GBIF aggregation of DAISIE - Inventory of alien invasive species in Europe. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Silver Ragwort — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097222/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097222; sourceTaxonKey 159509442; Senecio cineraria.
  • cenicera marítima — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097222/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097222; sourceTaxonKey 159509442; Senecio cineraria.
  • cenicienta — results[2] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097222/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097222; sourceTaxonKey 159509442; Senecio cineraria.
  • cenizo — results[3] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097222/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097222; sourceTaxonKey 159509442; Senecio cineraria.
  • cineraria — results[4] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097222/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097222; sourceTaxonKey 159509442; Senecio cineraria.
  • donzell de mar — results[6] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097222/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097222; sourceTaxonKey 159509442; Senecio cineraria.
  • senécio — results[7] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097222/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097222; sourceTaxonKey 159509442; Senecio cineraria.
[3] Senecio cineraria — GBIF vernacular names (Flora e Funga do Brasil - Lista Oficial) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Flora e Funga do Brasil - Lista Oficial. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • cinerária — results[5] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097222/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097222; sourceTaxonKey 176413772; Senecio cineraria.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Senecio cineraria as a synonym of Jacobaea maritima subsp. maritima.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Native range
W. & C. Medit.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Dusty miller (Senecio cineraria) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from July to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Senecio cineraria — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1204086; ID 4WK7X; rank species; status synonym

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Jacobaea maritima subsp. maritima — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1571070; ID 5J5YQ; rank subspecies; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1571070; ID 5J5YQ; rank subspecies; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Jacobaea maritima — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1428469, 1428470; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1496774, 1496775, 1496777, 1496778, 1496780, 1496781, 1496783, 1496784, 1496787, 1496788, 1496789, 1496793, 1496794

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.