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Nodding Ragwort

Senecio bigelovii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 37, February 29, March 40, April 78, May 118, June 71, July 187, August 193, September 53, October 38, November 33, December 31.
United States1,123
Colorado610
New Mexico178
Arizona153
Texas122
Wyoming12
Utah5
Idaho1

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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