Participant Info

Species

Senecio taraxacoides [Ligularia taraxacoides] [Senecio amplectens var. taraxacoides]

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

dandelion ragwort

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1945

LatestDate

2016

Ecosystem

tundra

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, Archuleta

Passes

Elwood

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Loraine Yeatts Conejos Co, flank of Conejos Peak 7 Aug 2008

Comments

Dandelion ragwort is found on both sides of the Valley, often in alpine scree, for instance, on Sheep Mountain W of Saguache (1971), or one half a mile W of Platoro near the Continental Divide (2013). It is sometimes mistaken for Senecio soldanella. The USA distribution is limited to the Southern Rockies of Colorado and northern New Mexico (including Taos, Rio Arriba, and Colfax counties).

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