Senecio canus Calflora

Taxon Report

Senecio canus Hook.

(not an active name)

Gray groundsel, Woolly groundsel, Woolly ragwort

2005 Steve Matson

Senecio canus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Packera cana


	Plant Range Observation Search ~428 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Senecio
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland

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Alternate Names:


OTHER	Senecio oreopolus
JEF + PLANTS	Packera cana

Information about Senecio canus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PACA15) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/15/2025).