Senecio hydrophiloides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Senecio hydrophiloides Rydb.

Sweet marsh ragwort, Tall groundwel

2004 Steve Matson

2018 David popp

2008 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

2009 Sierra Pacific Industries

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

also called Senecio foetidus

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search (83 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Toxicity: Major

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Senecio foetidus var. hydrophiloides
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Senecio foetidus
PLANTS	Senecio pereziifolius

Information about Senecio hydrophiloides from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SEHY) 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 CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/01/2023).