[Butterweeds, Groundsels and Ragworts: The Genus Senecio West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

A close-up of the inflorescence of small blacktip ragwort as seen atop Mount Townsend in the Buckhorn Wilderness.......July 27, 2008.

A close-up of the black-tipped involucral bracts of small blacktip ragwort as seen atop Mount Townsend in the Buckhorn Wilderness........July 27, 2008.

Small blacktip ragwort as seen amongst common juniper, yarrow and shrubby cinquefoil atop Mount Townsend in the Buckhorn Wilderness.......July 27, 2008.