Senecio actinella

Greene

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 87. 1883.

Synonyms: Senecio actinella var. mogollonicus (Greene) Greenman Senecio mogollonicus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 553. Mentioned on page 547.

Perennials, (7–) 20–30 (–40+) cm (rhizomes exfoliating). Herbage densely lanate-tomentose, glabrescent (especially on adaxial faces of leaves). Stems single. Leaves mostly basal; petiolate; blades narrowly obovate, (2–) 3–7 (–10) × 1–2 (–3+) cm, bases tapered, margins subentire to denticulate (cauline leaves bractlike). Heads 1 (–3). Calyculi of (1–) 5–8+ linear to filiform bractlets (lengths 1/3–3/4 phyllaries). Phyllaries ± 21, 8–12 mm, tips greenish (with white bristles). Ray-florets ± 13; corolla laminae usually 8–10 mm (sometimes tubular, unexpanded, heads then perhaps technically disciform). Cypselae hairy.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: In duff, rocky woodlands, especially in pine-dominated areas
Elevation: 2000–3000 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Mexico (Chihuahua), Mexico (Durango)

Discussion

Plants of Senecio actinella with relatively small proximal leaves similar to basal leaves and adaxial leaf faces early glabrate have been recognized as var. mogollonicus; the distinction is difficult to maintain. Receptacles in Senecio actinella are sometimes insect-infested.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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not tailed +, rounded +  and obtuse +
papillate +
truncate-penicillate +
scarious +
usually ovate +  and lance-linear +
racemiform +, paniculiform +, corymbiform +  and cymiform +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Theodore M. Barkley† +
Greene +
tapered +
7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (7 cm70 mm <br />0.07 m <br />) +
obovate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
winged;nerved;ribbed +
linear;filiform +
barbellulate +  and smooth +
white +  and stramineous +
purplish +, reddish +, white +, ochroleucous +, yellow +  and white rarely reddish +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
angled +, 5-ribbed +, prismatic +  and cylindric +
fertile +  and bisexual +
fertile +  and bisexual +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Mexico (Chihuahua) +  and Mexico (Durango) +
2000–3000 m +
hairy +  and glabrous +
pistillate +, staminate +  and neuter +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
In duff, rocky woodlands, especially in pine-dominated areas +
discoid +  and radiate +
indeterminate +
heterogamous +  and homogamous +
glabrescent +  and lanate-tomentose +
each +  and sessile +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
turbinate;campanulate +
erect;recurved +
deltate +
dentate to pinnatifid +  and entire +
subentire +  and denticulate +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
Flowering summer. +
mostly oblong +  and lanceolate or linear +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club +
bearing subulate enations +, hairy +  and bristly +
flat;convex +
exalbuminous +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +
Senecio actinella var. mogollonicus +  and Senecio mogollonicus +
Senecio actinella +
species +
campanulate +
denticulate +  and serrate or toothed +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
100 cm1,000 mm <br />1 m <br /> (250 cm2,500 mm <br />2.5 m <br />) +
shrub +  and subshrub +