Asteraceae
Rayless ragwort
Senecio aronicoides
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Senecio
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Rayless ragwort
Synonyms
- Senecio leptolepis Greene
- Senecio rawsonianus Greene
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 127 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: runcator, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Justin Paulin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jamie Carter, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcus Tamura, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dan Fitzgerald (Fitz), CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dan Fitzgerald (Fitz), CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marcus Tamura, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: joergmlpts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.