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Flagstaff ragwort

Senecio actinella

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 6, February 6, March 8, April 10, May 10, June 5, July 6, August 8, September 5, October 5, November 5, December 6.
United States118
Arizona79
New Mexico27
Texas12
Mexico2
Chihuahua1
Sonora1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusgroundsels · Senecio

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Flagstaff ragwort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.