Senecio integerrimus, May 21, 2021
Common & scientific name
Lambstongue ragwort, Senecio integerrimus
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Difficult Trail, 8,200’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This is one Senecio of a thousand throughout the world, and one of two dozen in our region. They are all yellow, occasionally interbreed, and for all these reasons can be a bear to tell apart! This Senecio is tall, has just a couple leaves on its stem, and its middle “flower” has a shorter, thicker stalk than the flowers surrounding it. It loves the Pass!