Senecio ampullaceus Hook.

Texas ragwort (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Senecio

Characteristics

Annuals, (10–)20–80 cm (roots relatively thin, branching). Herbage loosely arachno-tomen­tose, unevenly glabrate or glabrescent. Stems single. Leaves progressively reduced distally; petiolate (petioles broadly winged); blades ovate-lanceolate, 3–8(–10) × (1–)1.5–3(–4) cm, bases tapered or ± truncate, margins dentate to subentire (mid leaves subsessile, lanceolate; distal subulate, bractlike). Heads (1–)10–30 in corymbiform arrays. Calyculi of 2–8 bractlets (1–2+ mm). Phyllaries ± 13, (6–)7–10 mm, tips green to grayish. Ray florets ± 8; corolla laminae 8–15 mm. Cypselae hirtellous.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.8
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity light
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Images

Leaf

Senecio ampullaceus leaf picture by Aaron Jenkins (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Senecio ampullaceus flower picture by Lee Loewenstein (cc-by-sa)
Senecio ampullaceus flower picture by Aaron Jenkins (cc-by-sa)
Senecio ampullaceus flower picture by Zarek Boutaghou (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Senecio ampullaceus world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:243764-1
WFO ID wfo-0000130004
COL ID 4WJJJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Senecio ampullaceus var. glaberrimus Senecio ampullaceus var. ampullaceus Senecio ampullaceus var. floccosus Senecio ampullaceus