Senecio crassulus, July 18, 2023
Common & scientific name
Thickleaf ragwort, Senecio crassulus
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Upper Lost Man, 11,600’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This hairless Senecio has thick leaves (“crass” means “thick” in Latin) with sharp teeth at least on its stem flowers 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.