Flora of North America species comparison

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Senecio serra var. serra
Photo is of parent taxon

butterweed groundsel, sawtooth groundsel, tall butterweed, tall ragwort
Ray florets

± 5;

corolla laminae 5–7 mm.
Disc florets

10–20.
Phyllaries

± 8, 4–6 mm.
Heads

40–90+.

Senecio serra var. serra
Phenology Flowering summer.
Habitat Open stream banks and meadows in coniferous woodlands and sagebrush-conifer associations
Elevation 1000–3000 m (3300–9800 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; ID; MT; NV; OR; UT; WA; WY
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Discussion

Variety serra occurs from the Sierra Nevada of California northward and eastward to Montana, northern Wyoming, and the Uinta and Wasatch mountains of Utah.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 567.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Senecio > Senecio serra
Sibling taxa
S. serra var. admirabilis
Synonyms S. andinus, S. lanceolatus, S. millikenii, S. serra var. altior, S. solidago
Name authority unknown
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