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Senecio taraxacoides

(Gray) Greene

Dandelion Groundsel

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151445

Element CodePDAST8H340

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderAsterales

FamilyAsteraceae

GenusSenecio

Synonyms

Ligularia taraxacoides(Gray) W.A. Weber

Other Common Names

Dandelion Ragwort (EN) dandelion ragwort (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date2000-01-03

Change Date2000-01-03

Edition Date1996-07-18

Edition AuthorsBeckman, J. (7/96)

Rank Reasons

Known from high mountain habitat in Colorado and New Mexico, and also reported from Oklahoma. No abundance data available.

Range Extent Comments

Northern New Mexico (Martin and Hutchins 1980); high mountains of Colorado (Weber 1987); Oklahoma (Kartesz unpublished data 1995).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Mountains, mostly alpine and subalpine, 11,000-12,500 feet (Martin and Hutchins 1980).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
Colorado	S3	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

Colorado (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Comanche Peak Adjacent Area	Arapaho & Roosevelt NFs	44,158

New Mexico (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study Area	Carson National Forest	43,739
Pecos	Carson National Forest	13,436
Pecos WS River	Santa Fe National Forest	5,396

References (5)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Kartesz, J.T. 1995. Species distribution data at county level for vascular plants of the United States, from unpublished data files at the North Carolina Botanical Garden, February, 1995.
Martin, W.C., and C.R. Hutchins. 1980-1981. A flora of New Mexico. 1980, Vol. 1; 1981, Vol. 2. J. Cramer, in der A.R. Gantner Verlag, K.G., Vaduz, Liechtenstein. 2591 pp.
Weber, W.A. 1987. Colorado flora: Western slope. Colorado Associated University Press. Boulder. 530 pp.