White Western Groundsel, Tall Western Groundsel, Lambstongue Ragwort, Lamstongue Groundsel
Senecio integerrimus var.
exaltatus
Synonyms: Senecio integerrimus var. vaseyi, Senecio vaseyi
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The photo at left shows western groundsel as
seen at about 4100' at a rock quarry atop the ridge dividing the Dairy Creek
and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........May
23, 2005. The photo at right shows western groundsel in bloom in the meadow at the Hobart Bluff trailhed for the Pacific Crest Trail, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument......May 28, 2021.
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of western
groundsel as seen at 4100' at the crest of the ridge dividing the Dairy Creek
and Cougar Creek drainages........May 29, 2006. Note the blackish tips
to the involucral bracts, and the outer ring of much shorter bracts along the
lower half of the involucre.
The photo above shows western groundsel as
seen in a large clearcut above the end of Rd K6600 on the southeastern side
of Mt. Adams.......May 14, 2005.
Newly emerged basal leaves of western groundsel, which in this
case are very attractive due to a large amount of purplish pigment. Photographed
near 4100' atop the ridge dividing Dairy and Cougar Creeks on the easternslopes
of Mt. Adams........May 6, 2006.
Paul Slichter