Senecio serra var. admirabilis
(Sawtooth Ragwort)
Senecio serra var. admirabilis, Along Hwy 65 near Inland Lake, Grand Mesa NF, Delta Co. 0796
Senecio serra var. admirabilis, Along Hwy 65 near Inland Lake, Grand Mesa NF, Delta Co. 0791
Senecio serra var. admirabilis, Along Hwy 65 near Inland Lake, Grand Mesa NF, Delta Co. 0789
Senecio serra var. admirabilis, Along Hwy 65 near Inland Lake, Grand Mesa NF, Delta Co. 0802
Senecio serra var. admirabilis, Along Hwy 65 near Inland Lake, Grand Mesa NF, Delta Co. 0804
Senecio serra var. admirabilis, Along Hwy 65 near Inland Lake, Grand Mesa NF, Delta Co. 0805
| Scientific Name | Senecio serra var. admirabilis | USDA PLANTS Symbol | SESEA |
| Common Name | Saw-tooth Ragwort, Tall Ragwort | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 530331 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Foothills and montane (6200 to 10500 ft.); forest openings, meadows, streamsides.
Plant: Erect perennial 20 inches to over 6 feet tall, single or loosely clustered stems, mostly hairless. Leaves: Evenly distributed, alternate, oblanceolate to lanceolate or elliptic, 3 to 6 inches long and 3/8 to 1-1/2 inches wide, petiolate or nearly sessile; margins with many small teeth (serrate). Inflorescence: Many (12 to 50) composite flower heads in corymbiform or panicle-like arrays; ~8 yellow rays and 20 to 40 or more disk florets; ~13 green, dark-tipped phyllaries and 2 to 6 thin bractlets below. Bloom Period: July to September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, Flora of North America and American Southwest. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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