ground·sel | \ ˈgrau̇n(d)-səl 
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\Definition of groundsel
: any of various senecios (such as the nearly cosmopolitan European weed Senecio vulgaris)
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Recent Examples on the Web Other evergreen choices include Christmas ferns, wood ferns (semi-evergreen), moss, golden groundsel (yellow spring flowers about 1-inch tall).
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Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, "Garden Q&A: Try these native groundcovers that will keep the deer away," 26 Apr. 2018 Spikes and fibers protrude from the flowering head of a herb groundsel in Havi Sarfaty's second-place image.
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Ben Panko, Smithsonian, "Revel in the Big Details of Tiny Things With These Prize-Winning Images," 4 Oct. 2017 A LUSH, LOW-EFFORT PLAN Under a canopy of tall trees and shrubs, designer Weaner created a leafy carpet of native ground covers, like groundsel, Canada anemone and heuchera.
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Martha Stewart, star-telegram, "Gardener learns to work with Mother Nature, instead of against her," 12 Aug. 2017
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