Senecio fremontii var. fremontii

Endemic
Synonyms: Senecio occidentalis var. rotundatus
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 564.

Plants mostly 1–2 dm. Stems arching upward. Leaves (± equally developed along stems) usually smaller than 4 × 2 cm, bases not clasping, margins toothed or subentire. Heads (1–)3–5. Phyllaries (± 8) ± 13, (7–)8–10 mm.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Talus slopes, rocky sites, subalpine and high coniferous associations
Elevation: 2500–3500 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Calif., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., Utah, Wash., Wyo.

Discussion

Variety fremontii grows in the northern Rocky Mountains and interior ranges. Apparently, the plants intergrade locally with Senecio spartioides in the mountains of the Great Basin.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Theodore M. Barkley† +
Torrey & A. Gray +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Calif. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +, Utah +, Wash. +  and Wyo. +
2500–3500 m +
Talus slopes, rocky sites, subalpine and high coniferous associations +
Flowering summer. +
Fl. N. Amer. +
Senecio occidentalis var. rotundatus +
Senecio fremontii var. fremontii +
Senecio fremontii +
variety +