Senecio crassulus, July 13, 2020
Common & scientific name
Thickleaf ragwort, Senecio crassulus
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Lower Lost Man trail, 10,600’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This hairless Senecio has thick leaves (“crass” means “thick” in Latin) with sharp teeth and a bulging involucre below the ray flowers. Its phyllaries are black-tipped. This is a common Senecio of subalpine & alpine meadows on the Pass.