Senecio pauciflorus Calflora

Taxon Report

Senecio pauciflorus Pursh

(not an active name)

Alpine groundsel, Rayless alpine ragwort

1999 Larry Blakely

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

also called Packera pauciflora


	Plant Range Observation Search ~131 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: Subalpine Forest, wetland-riparian

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JEF + PLANTS	Packera pauciflora

Information about Senecio pauciflorus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PAPA19) 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/25/2024).