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Asteraceae

Elmer's ragwort

Senecio elmeri Piper

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Senecio

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Elmer's ragwort (Senecio elmeri)
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English
Elmer's ragwort

Synonyms

  • Senecio crepidineus Greene

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, 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.