Description: The plant is bushy in shape, high up to 60 cm. The reverse of the leaf is green, and the the leaf blaade is woolly gray. The leaves are well branched, already from the base of the stem. At the top of the stem there are bright yellow flower head about 1.5 cm in diameter. The fruit is a pouch.

Flowering time: May-August

Habitat: sandy and rocky soils, it can also be found near the sea. It is widespread in the Mediterranean area.

Interesting fact: the Latin name of the plant senecio comes from the Latin word senex, meaning old man, and corresponds to the gray, woolly appearance of the plant.