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Senecio neowebsteri

Olympic Mountain ragwort

ertter's groundsel, ertter's ragwort

Habit Perennials, 7–15(–20+) cm (rhizomes fibrous-rooted). Annuals, 20–50(–60+) cm (taproots relatively thin, twisted).
Herbage

(sometimes purplish-tinged) floccose-tomentose, unevenly glabrescent.

(± turgid or subsucculent) unevenly villous-tomentose, glabrescent.

Stems

single or loosely clustered (erect or arching).

usually single, rarely clustered.

Leaves

mostly cauline; petiolate (petioles about equaling blades);

blades lanceolate or oblanceolate to ovate, (2–)4–8+ × 1.5–3 cm, bases tapered, margins denticulate (distal leaves smaller, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, bractlike).

progressively reduced distally (basal usually withering before flowering); petiolate (petioles winged);

blades oblanceolate to spatulate, 4–7 × 1.5–3 cm, bases tapered, margins incised (distal leaves sessile, bractlike).

Ray florets

± 13;

corolla laminae ± 15 mm.

± 8 (± 13?);

corolla laminae 5–6 mm.

Phyllaries

usually ± 21, sometimes ± 13, (8–)10–15 mm, tips usually greenish (often sparsely hairy).

± 13, 6–7 mm, tips green.

Calyculi

of 4–8 lanceolate to lance-linear bractlets (lengths mostly less than 1/2 phyllaries).

of 1–5+ linear to subulate bractlets (to 4 mm).

Heads

nodding, 1(–2).

6–10(–20) in cymiform arrays.

Cypselae

glabrous.

usually hairy (especially on angles), sometimes glabrous.

2n

= 40.

= 40.

Senecio neowebsteri

Senecio ertterae

Phenology Flowering late summer–early fall. Flowering late summer–early fall.
Habitat High talus slopes Talus slopes of greenish yellow ash tuff
Elevation 2200–2600 m (7200–8500 ft) 900–1200 m (3000–3900 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
WA
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OR
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

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

Of conservation concern.

Senecio erterrae is in the Center for Plant Conservation’s National Collection of Endangered Plants.

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

Source FNA vol. 20, p. 553. FNA vol. 20, p. 561.
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. 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. 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. 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. websteri
Name authority S. F. Blake: Leafl. W. Bot. 8: 143. (1957) T. M. Barkley: in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl., ser. 2, 10: 124. (1978)
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