Lemmon's Ragwort
Senecio lemmonii
Along side the trail into White Canyon Wilderness, Pinal Co., Arizona. 30 March 2014.
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FLOWERS:
Heads consist entirely of yellow rays and yellow disc florets. The tips of the
phyllaries often have dark points. Blooms mid to late spring.
PERENNIAL HERB: Woody at crown and just a bit above the soil line, but with most of
current growth herbaceous.
LEAVES: Well distributed along stems. Lance-shaped leaves may have bases widened or
lobed. Margins have some obscure teeth.
FRUIT: Seeds are topped with a crown of fine, white bristles.
RANGE: A fairly common plant in upland Sonoran Desert along the eastern borders
mostly on rocky slopes.
UNARMED: Plant is without thorns.