Senecio indecorus Calflora

Taxon Report

Senecio indecorus Greene

(not an active name)

Rayless mountain butterweed

Senecio indecorus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Packera indecora


	Plant Range Observation Search ~20 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Senecio
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

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JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Packera indecora

Information about Senecio indecorus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PAIN11) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).