PLANTS Profile for Senecio riddellii (Riddell's ragwort)

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Senecio riddellii Torr. & A. Gray
Riddell's ragwort

Symbol:

SERI2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Senecio riddellii Torr. & A. Gray

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 541. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Senecio riddellii Torr. & A. Gray

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Synonyms:
Senecio riddellii Torr. & A. Gray

	SESPF	Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray var. fremontii (Torr. & A. Gray) Greenm.
	SESPP3	Senecio spartioides Torr. & A. Gray var. parksii (Cory) Shinners

Distribution:
Senecio riddellii Torr. & A. Gray


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USA (AZ, CO, KS, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, WY)

Related Taxa:
Senecio riddellii Torr. & A. Gray

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 70 species in Senecio

Classification:
Senecio riddellii Torr. & A. Gray

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Senecio L. – ragwort
Species	Senecio riddellii Torr. & A. Gray – Riddell's ragwort

U.S. Weed Information:
Senecio riddellii Torr. & A. Gray

Riddell groundsel
Riddell ragwort

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.

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Senecio riddellii Torr. & A. Gray

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36176.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 03:48 AM CDT