308 Senecio
Senecio vulgaris, groundsel (Brunfels 1530, p. 120)existed a firm belief that the smell of the plant, especially while green and
flowerless, deters rats and mice^383 and in Uist, if not elsewhere, corn stacks
were frequently layered with it.^384
Senecio vulgaris Linnaeus
groundsel
Eurasia; introduced widely elsewhere
Very common as a weed of cultivation but with clearly native populations
on coastal sand dunes,Senecio vulgaris once proclaimed its principal value