Senecio amplectens var. amplectens

(Showy Alpine Ragwort)

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Senecio amplectens var. amplectens, McCullough Gulch, Summit Co. 6413

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Senecio amplectens var. amplectens, Hoosier Pass, Park Co. 5285

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Senecio amplectens var. amplectens, Hoosier Pass, Park Co. 5283

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Leaves, Senecio amplectens var. amplectens, McCullough Gulch, Summit Co. 6406

Scientific Name Senecio amplectens var. amplectens USDA PLANTS Symbol SEAMA
Common Name Showy Alpine Ragwort ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 530298
Family Asteraceae (Sunflower) SEINet
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Description Life zones and habitat: Montane to alpine (8500 to 14400 ft.); forest openings, rocky areas, talus slopes.
Plant: Erect perennial 16 to 24 inches tall, stout, hairless stems, single or in clusters.
Leaves: Large basal and stem leaves, lanceolate to oblanceolate, up to 8 inches long, may be purplish-tinged; basal leaves with long petioles, stem leaves without; edges may have irregular teeth.
Inflorescence: Large composite flower heads up to 3 inches across in clusters of 1 to 5 nodding heads. About 13 narrow, yellow rays, darker yellow-to-brown florets in dome-shaped disk; pointed phyllaries with a few black hairs, sometimes green but usually dark and often with dark tips.
Bloom Period: July and August.
References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, SEINet and American Southwest
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Colorado Status:
Native

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