Senecio antennariifolius Britton

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • Scientific Name

    Senecio antennariifolius Britton

  • Description

    Species Description - Much like no. 4 [Senecio canus Hook], even more closely tomentose, but the upper lf-surfaces commonly soon glabrate; basal lf-blades mostly elliptic or obovate, 1–4 cm × 6–20 mm, shallowly and rather remotely dentate to occasionally entire; cauline lvs few and much reduced, linear and entire or pinnatifid with linear segments; achenes hirtellous on the angles; 2n=46. Shale-barrens; s. Pa. to Va. and W.Va. Apr.–June.

  • Common Names

    shale-barren groundsel