Asteraceae
Desert ragwort
Senecio eremophilus
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Senecio
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Desert ragwort, Desert groundsel, Dryland ragwort, Elmer's butterweed
- Finnish
- Lännenvillakko
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification 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.