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desert ragwort, dryland ragwort

Involucres

7–10 mm diam.

Phyllaries

6–8 mm, tips green or weakly, if at all, black.

Calyculi

bractlets prominent (lengths of at least some to about 3/4 phyllaries).

Heads

10–30(–40+).

Ray

corolla laminae 5–10 mm.

Senecio eremophilus var. eremophilus

Phenology Flowering late spring–early fall.
Habitat Grassy or open, rocky sites
Elevation 200–2300 m (700–7500 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AK; MT; ND; SD; WY; AB; BC; MB; NT; ON; SK
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Discussion

Variety eremophilus may be expected as a casual weed or waif in the cooler portions of the flora. It has been reported as a waif in New York.

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

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 565.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Senecio > Senecio eremophilus
Sibling taxa
S. eremophilus var. kingii, S. eremophilus var. macdougalii
Synonyms S. glauciifolius
Name authority unknown
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