-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies (Order Asterales)

-Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)

-Subfamily Asteroideae

-Groundsels and Allies (Tribe Senecioneae)

-Subtribe Senecioninae

-Groundsels (Genus Senecio)

Senecio is a genus of the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels.