Senecio abruptus, or the yellow starvation ragwort, is a species of plant that is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
This annual grows up to 60cm (20inches) tall.[1] The leaves range from an elongated oval to toothed to having slightly feathery margins. The base of each leaf may be lobed. The small yellow flowers grow in disc shaped flowerheads. They are present between July and November.[2]
This plant grows on stony slopes between the Cape Peninsula and Clanwilliam in South Africa.