[Members of the Sunflower Family with Button-like (Discoid) Flower Heads]

Groundsels and Butterweeds with Discoid Flower Heads East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Senecio

Common Groundsel : Senecio vulgaris

Common Groundsel: Senecio vulgaris

Sweet Marsh Groundsel, Stout Meadow Groundsel, Tall Groundsel: Senecio hydrophiloides (Synonyms: Senecio foetidus, Senecio foetidus var. foetidus, Senecio foetidus var. hydrophiloides, Senecio oreganus) - Large, native perennials. Plants can appear to be either entirely discoid or can have flowerheads with both disc and ray flowers.

Alkalik Marsh Butterweed, Alkali Marsh Ragwort, Water Groundsel, Water Ragwort: Senecio hydrophilus (Synonym: Senecio hydrophilus var. pacifica) - Large, native perennials. Plants can appear to be either entirely discoid or can have flowerheads with both disc and ray flowers.

Common Groundsel, Old-main-in-the-Spring: Senecio vulgaris - Small annual weed.


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