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Texas ragwort

Senecio ampullaceus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 182, February 215, March 1,123, April 566, May 230, June 112, July 101, August 104, September 123, October 131, November 171, December 166.
Texas5,135
United States2,094
Arkansas9
Oklahoma9
Louisiana8

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
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual 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

Remember the name next time.

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