Status: Native
Synonyms:
Senecio anacletus Greene
Senecio microdontus (Gray) Heller
Senecio toluccanus var. microdontus Gray
Senecio wootonii is a rather small herb with a basal rosette of oblanceolate or spatulate leaves which are either entire
or denticulate. The leaves are absent or very reduced on the scape which terminates in several flowerheads. The rays are yellow
as is the disc. Seneicio wootonii grows at mid to upper elevations on hillsides and on the roadside.
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Senecio wootonii, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, May 2, 2008
Senecio wootonii, detail of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, May 2, 2008
Senecio wootonii, phyllaries brown tipped, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, May 2, 2008
Senecio wootonii, glabrous achenes, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, May 2, 2008
Senecio wootonii, closeup of inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, March 17, 2009
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