Flora of North America species comparison

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Barkleyanthus salicifolius

asomiate amarillo, willow ragwort
Stems

abundantly branched, arching distally.
Leaves

tapering to weakly defined petioles;

blades 3–10(–15) × 0.5–1.5 cm.
Ray corollas

8–12+ mm.
Disc corollas

(5–)7–8+ mm.
Phyllaries

4–6(–8) mm, tips green, obtuse.
Heads

(3–)8–16 in each array, arrays usually clustered.
Cypselae

(1.5–)2–3 mm;

pappi 5–6+ mm.
2n

= 60.

Barkleyanthus salicifolius
Phenology Flowering year-round, mostly spring.
Habitat Open, rocky, disturbed sites
Elevation 700–1500 m (2300–4900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico; Central America
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Discussion

Barkleyanthus salicifolius is abundant and semiweedy through much of Mexico and northern Central America; it barely enters the flora area. The flowering heads are attractive and the species is sometimes cultivated.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 614.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Barkleyanthus
Synonyms Cineraria salicifolia, Senecio salignus
Name authority (Kunth) H. Robinson & Brettell: Phytologia 27: 407. (1974)
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