[The Sunflower Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort

Senecio lugens

Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens

Flower heads of Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens)

A close-up of the flower heads of black-tipped groundsel as seen at the east side of Highway Pass, Denali National Park..............August 23, 2006.

Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens)

A close-up of the black-tipped involucral bracts of black-tipped groundsel as seen at the east side of Highway Pass, Denali National Park..............August 23, 2006.

Basal leaves of Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens)
A close-up of the basal leaves of black-tipped groundsel as seen at the east side of Highway Pass, Denali National Park..............August 23, 2006.

Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens)

Black-tipped groundsel as seen along the Teklanika River, Denali National Park................August 22, 2006.

Flower heads of Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens)

The flower heads of black-tipped groundsel as seen along the Teklanika River, Denali National Park................August 22, 2006.

Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens) - Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens) - Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens)

Basal leaves of Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens) - Involucral bracts of Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens)

Black-tipped groundsel as seen next to the rail depot at the park entrance, Denali National Park and Preserve.................June 22, 2012.

Flower head of Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens) - Flower head of Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens)

Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens) - Close-up of the dark-tipped bracts of Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens)

Basal leaves of Black-tipped Groundsel, Small Black-tip Ragwort: Senecio lugens (Synonyms: Senecio glaucescens, Senecio imbricatus, Senecio integerrimus var. lugens)

Additional close-ups of black-tipped groundsel as seen on tundra at the western base of Green Dome, Denali National Park and Preserve...........June 20, 2012.

Paul Slichter