Senecio triangularis |
Senecio ertterae |
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arrowleaf groundsel |
Ertter's groundsel |
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Habit | Herbs perennial, (2)5–12(20) dm; caudices branching, woody, rhizomatous. | Herbs annual, 2–5(6+) dm; taproots twisting, thin. |
Stems | 1 or 2–4 and loosely clustered, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. |
usually 1, rarely clustered, subsucculent, unevenly tomentose to glabrate. |
Leaves | basal present at flowering; cauline ± evenly distributed along stems, gradually reduced distally, narrowly to widely triangular, bases tapered to truncate or cordate; margins dentate, rarely subentire; surfaces sparsely tomentose to nearly glabrous; proximal petiolate; distal sessile. |
basal withering early; cauline oblanceolate to spatulate, bases tapering; margins deeply incised; petioles winged; distal sessile and bract-like, progressively reduced. |
Inflorescences | corymb- or ± raceme-like arrays; bracts conspicuous. |
cyme-like arrays; bracts 0 or few and inconspicuous. |
Involucres | cylindric to narrowly campanulate. |
widely cylindric. |
Ray florets | ~8; rays 9–15 mm. |
8, rarely 13; rays 5–6 mm. |
Disc florets | 35–45. |
45–55. |
Phyllaries | (8)13(21), 6–10 mm; tips green, rarely black. |
usually 13, 6–7 mm; tips green; surfaces densely floccose-tomentose. |
Calyculi | 2–6 bractlets, inconspicuous, rarely > 2 mm. |
1–5+ linear bractlets; to 2 mm. |
Fruits | 2.5–3.5 mm, glabrous. |
2–3 mm, usually hairy along the ribs, sometimes glabrous. |
Heads | 10–30(60). |
6–10(20). |
2n | =40, 80. |
=40. |
Senecio triangularis |
Senecio ertterae |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Open areas, rocky streambanks, wet meadows, bogs, damp places in coniferous forests. Flowering May–Sep. 0–2800 m. BR, BW, Casc, CR, ECas, Est, Lava, Sisk, WV. CA, ID, NV, WA; north to AK, northeast to MT, east to WY, southeast to NM. Native. Some plants with narrow, subentire leaves that taper to the petioles have been found in acidic bogs in Washington and Oregon. A few authors recognize these as variety angustifolia. However, this author has observed several specimens (specifically indicated as being collected in bogs) that had both narrower leaves and the wider leaves more typical of variety triangularis on the same plant. |
Talus slopes, volcanic tuff. Flowering May–Sep. 800–1400 m. Owy. Native. Endemic to Oregon. This species was not recognized until the late 1970s. It is a very rare endemic found only in Malheur County. It has been added to the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants. |
Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 341 Debra Trock |
Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 338 Debra Trock |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Senecio gibbonsii, Senecio triangularis var. angustifolius, Senecio triangularis var. triangularis | |
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