douglas’ threadleaf ragwort

Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii

Member of threadleaf groundsel (Senecio flaccidus)
groundsels (genus Senecio)
groundsels and allies (tribe Senecioneae)
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow in flowering plants

There are no other wild members of this species in the bay area.

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• unknown number of disk flowers
• 8, 13, or 21 ray flowers, 10–15 mm
• involucre bell-shaped
• inner phyllaries occasionally black tipped
• outer phyllaries ± prominent, often some > ½ inner
• shrub or subshrub with shrub-like branching
• leaves narrowly linear to thread-like
• uncommon

Toxicity of dusty miller, rosary beads, rosary pearls, string of beads, string of pearls (Senecio spp.):
4 – Ingestion of these plants, especially in large amounts, is expected to cause serious effects to the heart, liver, kidneys or brain. If ingested in any amount, call the poison center immediately.

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Chris’s observations: 1 (research grade)

Locations:

• Alum Rock Park, San Jose

Months:

• Aug.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora