Senecio fremontii, July 30, 2023
Common & scientific name
Dwarf mountain ragwort, Senecio fremontii
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Blue Lake area, 12,000’
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!
Green Mountain, 11,800’, August 2, 2023