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Senecio warnockii
Senecio warnockii Shinners
Warnock's Ragwort
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: SEWA3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Senecio warnockii occurs in sandy gypseous sites (Henrickson & Johnston, in prep.). Specimens from Texas have been taken from stabilized to bare ridges within a xeric gypsum flat west of the Guadalupe Mountains (NatureServe Explorer).
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Subshrub
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Margin: Entire
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Apr , May , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Usually found flowering late summer - fall. May also flower in the spring in wet years.
Distribution
USA: NM , TXWildflower Center Seed Bank
LBJWC-1240 Collected 2008-11-04 in Culberson County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower CenterWeb Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 50 - New Mexico Rare Plants (2020) New Mexico Rare Plant Technical Council
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Senecio warnockii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Senecio warnockii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Senecio warnockii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-16Research By: DEW