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Arizona ragwort

mountain ragwort

Habit Perennials, (20–)30–40(–60) cm (rhizomes suberect or weakly spreading). Perennials (annuals?), 30–60(–100) cm (apparently taprooted).
Herbage

lanate-arachnose or tomentose, unevenly glabrescent.

viscid-pubescent (reputedly notably odorous).

Stems

1(–2).

single (sometimes branching).

Leaves

(often purplish abaxially) reduced distally;

petiolate;

blades ovate to subelliptic, (5–)6–10(–15) × (2.5–)3–5(–9) cm, bases tapered or contracted, margins subentire to denticulate (denticles callous; mid and distal leaves bractlike).

evenly distributed (basal and proximal sometimes withering before flowering); weakly petiolate;

blades ovate or obovate to suborbiculate, spatulate, or lanceolate, 8–12 × 2–4 cm, bases tapered to truncate, margins dentate (mid and distal leaves similar, triangular-lanceolate, bases truncate, clasping).

Ray florets

± 13;

corolla laminae 5–10 mm.

± 13;

corolla laminae 8–10(–12+) mm.

Phyllaries

(± 13) ± 21, 5–7 mm, tips green.

± 21, 6–7 mm, tips greenish.

Calyculi

of 2–5+ bractlets (largest to 3 mm).

of 5–15+ lanceolate or linear to subulate bractlets (lengths 1/3–7/8+ phyllaries).

Heads

(2–)5–12(–20) in corymbiform arrays.

12–30 in corymbiform arrays.

Cypselae

hairy (especially on angles).

hairy.

2n

= 40.

Senecio arizonicus

Senecio parryi

Phenology Flowering late spring–summer. Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat Openings in pine-oak woodlands Rocky, disturbed sites in desert mountains
Elevation 1600–2100 m (5200–6900 ft) 1300–2300 m (4300–7500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AZ
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from FNA
AZ; NM; TX; Mexico
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Discussion

Senecio arizonicus is reputedly in southern New Mexico (W. C. Martin and C. R. Hutchins 1980); that seems unlikely and should be checked.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Senecio parryi is infrequently collected and poorly known. In the flora, it is known from trans-Pecos Texas westward to southern Arizona.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 555. FNA vol. 20, p. 568.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Senecio Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Senecio
Sibling taxa
S. actinella, S. amplectens, S. ampullaceus, S. aphanactis, S. aronicoides, S. astephanus, S. atratus, S. bigelovii, S. blochmaniae, S. californicus, S. cannabifolius, S. clarkianus, S. crassulus, S. elegans, S. elmeri, S. eremophilus, S. ertterae, S. erucifolius, S. flaccidus, S. fremontii, S. hydrophiloides, S. hydrophilus, S. integerrimus, S. jacobaea, S. lemmonii, S. lugens, S. lyonii, S. megacephalus, S. mohavensis, S. multidentatus, S. neowebsteri, S. parryi, S. pattersonensis, S. pseudoarnica, S. pudicus, S. quaylei, S. rapifolius, S. riddellii, S. sacramentanus, S. scorzonella, S. serra, S. sheldonensis, S. soldanella, S. spartioides, S. sphaerocephalus, S. spribillei, S. squalidus, S. sylvaticus, S. taraxacoides, S. triangularis, S. viscosus, S. vulgaris, S. warnockii, S. wootonii
S. actinella, S. amplectens, S. ampullaceus, S. aphanactis, S. arizonicus, S. aronicoides, S. astephanus, S. atratus, S. bigelovii, S. blochmaniae, S. californicus, S. cannabifolius, S. clarkianus, S. crassulus, S. elegans, S. elmeri, S. eremophilus, S. ertterae, S. erucifolius, S. flaccidus, S. fremontii, S. hydrophiloides, S. hydrophilus, S. integerrimus, S. jacobaea, S. lemmonii, S. lugens, S. lyonii, S. megacephalus, S. mohavensis, S. multidentatus, S. neowebsteri, S. pattersonensis, S. pseudoarnica, S. pudicus, S. quaylei, S. rapifolius, S. riddellii, S. sacramentanus, S. scorzonella, S. serra, S. sheldonensis, S. soldanella, S. spartioides, S. sphaerocephalus, S. spribillei, S. squalidus, S. sylvaticus, S. taraxacoides, S. triangularis, S. viscosus, S. vulgaris, S. warnockii, S. wootonii
Name authority Greene: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 87. (1883) A. Gray: in W. H. Emory, Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 103. (1859)
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