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Showy Alpine Ragwort

Senecio amplectens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 29, February 23, March 31, April 61, May 93, June 56, July 62, August 73, September 41, October 30, November 26, December 25.
United States676
Colorado510
New Mexico54
Utah44
Texas26
Wyoming21
Nevada14

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Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.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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