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Asteraceae

Tall blacktip ragwort

Senecio atratus Greene

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Senecio

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Tall blacktip ragwort: Senecio atratus , slide butterweed or tall blacktip ragwort, Forest Road 144, Santa Fe National Forest, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Tall blacktip ragwort

Synonyms

  • Senecio atratus var. atratus
  • Senecio atratus var. milleflorus Greenm.
  • Senecio milleflorus Greene

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.