Senecio amplectens var. amplectens, July 16, 2022
S. amplectens, Linkins Lake Trail 11,600’, July 19, 2022
Common & scientific name
Showy alpine ragwort, Senecio amplectens var. amplectens
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Mountain Boy, 11,800’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
I so love this flower! Something about the way its petals bend and fold in different directions, in sometimes scraggly ways, as seen below, and the fact that it appears only occasionally in spruce/fir forests or higher up near streams, makes this flower feel like a friend too rarely seen. Notice its dark purple, campanulate phyllaries (below).
Same as left, phyllaries
S. amplectens var. amplectens, backside, Ptarmigan Creek 10,800’, August 8,2022