Senecio flaccidus var. monoensis

Common Name: Smooth Threadleaf Ragwort, Butterweed
Oˊodham Name: [unknown]
Group: Shrubs － Desert

Description

Senecio flaccidus var. monoensis is an annual that grows rapidly to form a large spray of bright green stems having thin, finely dissected leaves topped by yellow flowers. It grows in sandy and gravelly soils near rocks or in disturbed places at elevations between 1500 and 3500 ft.

Classification

Kingdom Plantae － Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida － Dicotyledons

Subclass Asteridae

Order Asterales

Family Asteraceae － Aster family

Genus Senecio L. － ragwort

Species Senecio flaccidus Less. － threadleaf ragwort

Variety Senecio flaccidus Less. var. monoensis (Greene) B.L. Turner & T.M. Barkley － smooth threadleaf ragwort

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