Senecio amplectens var. amplectens, July 11, 2023
Mountain Boy, 11,300’, August 10, 2023
New York Peak, 11,700’, September 2, 2023
Common & scientific name
Showy alpine ragwort, Senecio amplectens var. amplectens
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Lower Lost Man, 10,500’
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 below along a steep streambank, makes this flower feel like a friend too rarely seen. A friend calls it the “bad hair day” flower.
Midway Trail, 11,500’, July 22, 2023