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!