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Senecio soldanella, July 8, 2021

Senecio soldanella, July 8, 2021

Common & scientific name
Colorado ragwort, Senecio soldanella

Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae

Location
Mountain Boy, 12,500’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
One of our only flowers with (often) all-purple leaves, this unmistakeable oddity grows only in alpine scree and only in Colorado, save one high area of New Mexico near Taos. Take pride in this Colorado native!