Senecio fremontii, July 22, 2021
Common & scientific name
Dwarf mountain ragwort, Senecio fremontii
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Grizzly Ridge, 12,500’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This mostly alpine plants grows up to a foot high in rounded clumps in and around rock fields and boulders. Its leaves are succulent and sharply toothed. It is always a joy and an encouragement, somehow, to see dwarf mountain ragwort on a high mountain climb!