Senecio flaccidus var. douglasii

Douglas' threadleaf ragwort, Douglas' Threadleaf Ragwort

Family: Asteraceae · Type: shrub · Native

Douglas' threadleaf ragwort is a California native shrub found in the North Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, Central Valley, Central Western California, Southern California Coastal, Channel Islands, Transverse Ranges, and Peninsular Ranges in generally disturbed dry, open, sandy or rocky sites at elevations of 30 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from June to October, this plant produces yellow flowers in heads with 40 to 50 disk flowers. Growing with grayish stems 30 to 90 centimeters tall, it has a distinctively gray-hairy appearance. Its leaves are narrow and thread-like, characteristic of its "threadleaf" name, with a soft, delicate texture that complements its overall gray-green coloration. The fruit is approximately 4.5 to 5.5 millimeters long, typical of its ragwort genus.

Habitat: Generally disturbed dry, open, sandy or rocky sites

Bloom period: Generally Jun-Oct

Elevation: 30-1500 m

Bioregions: NCoR, CaR, SN (exc n SNH), GV, CW, SCo, ChI, TR, PR

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.