Senecio fremontii var. blitoides

(Greene) Cronquist

in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. 5: 290. 1955.

Endemic
Basionym: Senecio blitoides Greene Pittonia 4: 123. 1900
Synonyms: Senecio carthamoides Greene Senecio invenustus Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 565. Mentioned on page 564.

Plants (10–)25–40 cm. Stems straight or gently arching upward. Leaves often to 7 × 3 cm, bases of larger ones weakly clasping, margins toothed or subentire. Heads 1–2(–4). Phyllaries ± 13 or ± 21, 10–12 mm.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Rocky or gravelly sites in coniferous and alpine associations
Elevation: 3200–4000 m

Discussion

Plants of var. blitoides grow in the southern Rocky Mountains and adjacent ranges.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Theodore M. Barkley† +
(Greene) Cronquist +
Senecio blitoides +
Colo. +, Utah +  and Wyo. +
3200–4000 m +
Rocky or gravelly sites in coniferous and alpine associations +
Flowering summer. +
in C. L. Hitchcock et al., Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N.W. +
Senecio carthamoides +  and Senecio invenustus +
Senecio fremontii var. blitoides +
Senecio fremontii +
variety +