Senecio sylvaticus |
Senecio triangularis |
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heath groundsel, wood groundsel, woodland groundsel, woodland ragwort |
arrow-leaf groundsel, arrow-leaf ragwort, arrowleaf butterweed, groundsel |
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Habit | Annuals, (15–)30–80+ cm (taproots fibrous-rooted). | Perennials, (20–)50–120(–200) cm (caudices branched, ± woody). |
Herbage | puberulent (hairs abundant, curly). |
glabrous or sparsely floccose-tomentose when young. |
Stems | single. |
single or loosely clustered. |
Leaves | evenly distributed; petiolate; blades obovate to oblong, 3–7(–12) × 1–3(–4) cm, usually 1–2-pinnate, bases tapered, ultimate margins dentate (distal leaves similar, clasping, bractlike). |
evenly distributed; petiolate; blades narrowly triangular, (3–)4–10+ × 2–6 cm, bases usually ± truncate, sometimes tapered, margins usually dentate, rarely subentire (distal leaves subsessile, smaller). |
Ray florets | 0 or 1–8+; corolla laminae usually 1–2+ mm (barely surpassing phyllaries). |
± 8; corolla laminae 9–15 mm. |
Phyllaries | ± 13 (± 21), 4–7+ mm, tips greenish or minutely black. |
(± 8) ± 13 (± 21), 6–10 mm, tips usually green, rarely black. |
Calyculi | 0 or of 1–5+ linear to filiform bractlets. |
of 2–6 bractlets (rarely more than 2 mm). |
Heads | 12–24 in corymbiform arrays. |
10–30(–60) in corymbiform to subracemiform arrays. |
Cypselae | hairy (especially on angles). |
glabrous. |
2n | = 40. |
= 40, 80. |
Senecio sylvaticus |
Senecio triangularis |
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Phenology | Flowering late spring–summer (northern areas of cool, climate); winter (southern areas). | Flowering summer. |
Habitat | Mildly disturbed woodlands, open, sandy sites | Damp places, open woodlands, especially rocky stream banks in coniferous forests |
Elevation | 100–300 m (300–1000 ft) | 100–3300 m (300–10800 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; LA; MA; MI; NJ; OH; OR; PA; WA; WI; BC; NB; NF; NS; PE; QC; Eurasia [Introduced in North America]
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AK; AZ; CA; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; OR; WA; WY; AB; BC; NT; YT; PH
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Discussion | Senecio sylvaticus is a Eurasian weed that favors cool, wet climates. It is well established in coastal areas of the Pacific Coast and in parts of Newfoundland and Quebec; elsewhere in the flora, it appears to be sporadic. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Plants of Senecio triangularis with narrow, subentire leaves that taper to the petioles are occasionally encountered in acid bogs in Oregon and Washington and less frequently elsewhere. They are regarded as edaphic variants; they have been recognized as var. angustifolius. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 563. | FNA vol. 20, p. 566. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Senecio | Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Senecio |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | S. gibbonsii, S. saliens, S. triangularis var. angustifolius | |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 868. (1753) | Hooker: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 332, plate 115. (1834) |
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