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lambstongue ragwort, western groundsel

common groundsel, old-man-in-the-spring

Habit Herbs perennial or biennial, (1)2–7 dm; caudices button-like, with fleshy, fibrous, unbranched roots. Herbs annual, (1)2–5(6+) dm; caudices taprooted.
Stems

1, loosely arachnoid-tomentose, or villous, glabrate with age.

usually 1, rarely 2–3, glabrous or sparsely and unevenly tomentose.

Leaves

mostly basal;

cauline progressively reduced distally; ± petiolate;

basal and lower cauline elliptic, lanceolate, linear, oblanceolate, rounded-deltate, rarely suborbiculate, bases tapered or truncate to cordate;

margins entire or dentate;

distal becoming sessile and bract-like.

evenly distributed along stems, oblanceolate to narrowly obovate or ovate, bases tapering;

margins lobulate to dentate, ultimate margins secondarily denticulate;

proximal petiolate;

distal sessile.

Inflorescences

corymb-like arrays;

bracts 0 or inconspicuous.

loose corymb-like arrays;

bracts few, inconspicuous.

Involucres

urn-shaped.

urceolate.

Ray florets

5, rarely 0;

rays 6–15(20) mm, yellow or white to pale yellow.

0.

Disc florets

35–45.

(30)55–65.

Phyllaries

(8)13 or 21;

tips usually black, sometimes green.

21, 4–6 mm;

tips usually black.

Calyculi

1–5+, inconspicuous, usually < 2 mm.

2–4(6+) bractlets, 2–3 mm.

Fruits

2.5–3 mm, usually glabrous, sometimes hairy along ribs.

2–2.5 mm, sparsely to densely pubescent, rarely glabrous.

Heads

6–15(30+).

8–20.

2n

=40, 80.

=40.

Senecio integerrimus

Senecio vulgaris

Distribution
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Discussion

Western North America. 5 varieties; 3 varieties treated in Flora.

Disturbed areas. Flowering Feb–Oct. 0–1000 m. CR, ECas, Est, Lava, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; throughout North America; Asia, Europe. Exotic.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 339
Debra Trock
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 342
Debra Trock
Sibling taxa
S. aronicoides, S. crassulus, S. ertterae, S. fremontii, S. hydrophiloides, S. hydrophilus, S. jacobaea, S. serra, S. sphaerocephalus, S. sylvaticus, S. triangularis, S. viscosus, S. vulgaris
S. aronicoides, S. crassulus, S. ertterae, S. fremontii, S. hydrophiloides, S. hydrophilus, S. integerrimus, S. jacobaea, S. serra, S. sphaerocephalus, S. sylvaticus, S. triangularis, S. viscosus
Subordinate taxa
S. integerrimus var. exaltatus, S. integerrimus var. major, S. integerrimus var. ochroleucus
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