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stinking willie, tansy ragwort

rayless groundsel, rayless ragwort

Habit Herbs perennial, 2–8(10) dm; caudices ± woody, branching, rhizomatous. Herbs perennial, 3–9 dm; caudices button-like, with fleshy, fibrous, unbranched roots.
Stems

1, or rarely 2–4 and loosely clustered, often purple-tinged, sparsely and unevenly tomentose.

1, sparsely and loosely to finely arachnoid-tomentose, becoming unevenly glabrate.

Leaves

basal usually withering before flowering;

cauline ± evenly distributed along stems;

distal slightly smaller; ovate to broadly ovate, bases tapered, usually 1–3-pinnate, ultimate margins dentate;

lobes obovate to spatulate, petiolate.

basal and proximal cauline ovate to oblanceolate, bases tapering;

margins denticulate or sharply toothed to subentire; middle and distal cauline smaller, sessile and weakly clasping.

Inflorescences

compound corymb-like arrays;

bracts conspicuous but small.

corymb-like arrays;

bracts 2–3 mm, conspicuous.

Involucres

widely cylindric or urn-shaped.

campanulate.

Ray florets

~13;

rays 8–12 mm.

0(1–2);

rays 4–7 mm.

Disc florets

60–70+.

40–75+.

Phyllaries

13, 3–4(5);

tips black or dark green.

8 or 13, 4–8 mm, green, often with black tips;

surfaces glabrous to sparsely and irregularly tomentose.

Calyculi

2–6 bractlets, inconspicuous, usually < 2 mm.

0 or 1–3+ oblong to linear bractlets.

Fruits

0.75–1.3 mm, sparsely hairy or glabrous.

1.5–2.5 mm, glabrous.

Heads

(10)20–60+.

(6)15–30+.

2n

=40.

=40.

Senecio jacobaea

Senecio aronicoides

Distribution
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Discussion

Disturbed areas, pastures, roadsides. Flowering May–Sep. 0–1600 m. Casc, CR, Est, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, WA; north to British Columbia, northeast to MT, northeastern North America; Europe. Exotic.

Senecio jacobea is an introduced weed, originally from Europe. It establishes in places with cool, wet summers and is particularly toxic to livestock. In most states where it occurs, this species has been declared a noxious weed.

Open woodlands, foothills, montane forests. Flowering May–Jul. 900–1800 m. Sisk. CA. Native.

Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 340
Debra Trock
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 338
Debra Trock
Sibling taxa
S. aronicoides, S. crassulus, S. ertterae, S. fremontii, S. hydrophiloides, S. hydrophilus, S. integerrimus, S. serra, S. sphaerocephalus, S. sylvaticus, S. triangularis, S. viscosus, S. vulgaris
S. crassulus, S. ertterae, S. fremontii, S. hydrophiloides, S. hydrophilus, S. integerrimus, S. jacobaea, S. serra, S. sphaerocephalus, S. sylvaticus, S. triangularis, S. viscosus, S. vulgaris
Synonyms Jacobaea vulgaris
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