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Senecio eremophilus

Richards.

Desert Groundsel

G5Secure Found in 38 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.157612
Element CodePDAST8H160
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusSenecio
Other Common Names
desert ragwort (EN) Desert Ragwort (EN) Séneçon des terrains secs (FR)
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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-09
Change Date1996-09-11
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Desert Groundsel is a short-lived, glabrous, perennial herb with a solitary stem that is 3-12 dm high and arising from a short taproot. The lowest leaves are inconspicuous, while the others are alternate and little reduced upwards. Each leaf has a short petiole and a lance-shaped blade that is 4-15 cm long with deeply lobed and coarsely toothed margins. Numerous flower heads are borne in an open, flat-topped, terminal inflorescence. The heads have a single series of ca. 13 non-overlapping, narrow, pointed, minutely black-tipped involucral bracts that are 7-9 mm long. The ca. 40 disk flowers are yellow, and the ca. 8 yellow rays are 6-10 mm long. The achene has a pappus at its summit.
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
OntarioS2Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSHYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South DakotaSNRYes
ColoradoS4Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
North DakotaS2Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
WyomingS3Yes
MontanaS1Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (38)
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
Colorado (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bristol HeadRio Grande NF46,087
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Dome PeakRoutt NF35,716
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
Long ParkRoutt NF42,100
Pole Mountain / Finger MesaRio Grande NF43,863
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
New Mexico (15)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Bull - Of - The - WoodsCarson National Forest488
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
Little TesuqueSanta Fe National Forest815
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Peralta RidgeSanta Fe National Forest4,027
RendijaSanta Fe National Forest2,176
San Pedro ParksSanta Fe National Forest5,824
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Wheeler Peak WildernessCarson National Forest2,677
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
418012Uinta National Forest25,758
418028Uinta National Forest34,002
418029Uinta National Forest15,673
Circleville MountainFishlake National Forest24,142
Horse Mountain - Mans PeakManti-Lasal National Forest22,159
Wyoming (7)
AreaForestAcres
East Fork EncampmentMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest7,445
Encampment River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest4,996
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Little SnakeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest9,920
Middle ForkMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest13,238
Savage Run AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest2,368
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.