Senecio multilobatus Calflora

Taxon Report

Senecio multilobatus Torr. & A. Gray

(not an active name)

Basin butterweed

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

also called Packera multilobata


	Plant Range Observation Search ~353 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.

Communities: Bristle-cone Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

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JEF + PLANTS	Packera multilobata

Information about Senecio multilobatus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PAMU11) 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/09/2025).