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Black-tip Groundsel

Senecio lugens

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 26, February 24, March 38, April 44, May 68, June 59, July 47, August 42, September 37, October 29, November 24, December 24.
Canada1,728
United States1,587
British Columbia463
Yukon390
Alaska312
Alberta224
Idaho32
Northwest Territories29
Wyoming21
Washington20

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
  • 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

Sources

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Practise Black-tip Groundsel with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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