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mountain meadow butterweed, thick-leaf groundsel, thick-leaf ragwort

Clark's ragwort

Habit Perennials, (15–)20–50(–70) cm (rhizomes branched, ± woody). Perennials, (50–)60–100(–120) cm (caudices fibrous-rooted).
Herbage

glabrous.

sparsely floccose-tomentose, unevenly glabrescent.

Stems

1–(2–4).

single.

Leaves

(thickish-turgid) progressively reduced distally; petiolate;

blades broadly lanceolate to subelliptic, 2.5–15 × 1–5 cm, bases tapered, margins sharply dentate to subentire (some teeth callous; mid leaves sometimes larger than proximal; distal leaves sessile, smaller, often clasping).

evenly distributed; petiolate;

well-developed mid leaves: blades lanceolate to oblong,(8–)10–15(–18) × (2–)3–5(–9) cm overall, margins deeply dentate or irregularly pinnate-lobed to laciniate;

distal leaves sessile, weakly clasping.

Ray florets

± 8 or ± 13;

corolla laminae 5–12 mm.

± 8 or ± 13;

corolla laminae 8–12(–20) mm.

Phyllaries

(± 8) ± 13 or ± 21, 5–9 mm, tips black (villous).

± 13 or ± 21, 5–8 mm, tips green.

Calyculi

of (1–)3–6 linear to filiform bractlets (lengths to 1/3 phyllaries).

of 3–8+ linear to filiform bractlets (lengths 1/2–3/4+ phyllaries).

Heads

(1–)4–12 in corymbiform arrays.

8–20 in corymbiform arrays.

Cypselae

glabrous.

glabrous.

2n

= 40.

Senecio crassulus

Senecio clarkianus

Phenology Flowering summer. Flowering late summer.
Habitat Moist to drying hillsides, meadows, other open places in forest associations Moist meadows, conifer-dominated sites
Elevation 2200–3700 m (7200–12100 ft) 1400–2700 m (4600–8900 ft)
Distribution
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CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; OR; SD; UT; WY
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CA
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Discussion

Senecio clarkianus grows on west slopes of the central and southern Sierra Nevada.

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

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 551. FNA vol. 20, p. 566.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Senecio Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Senecio
Sibling taxa
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. 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. 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
Synonyms S. lapathifolius, S. semiamplexicaulis
Name authority A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 54. (1883) A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 362. (1868)
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