Senecio sphaerocephalus

Senecio sphaerocephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Senecioneae
Subtribus: Senecioninae
Genus: Senecio
Species: Senecio sphaerocephalus

Name

Senecio sphaerocephalus Greene, 1896

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Senecio altus Rydb. in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 443 (1900)
  • Senecio latus Rydb. in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 444 (1900)
  • Senecio lugens var. hookeri D.C.Eaton in S.Watson, Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 188 (1871)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America USA (Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Greene E. L., 1896. Pittonia; a Series of Papers Relating to Botany and Botanists 3(15): 106.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Senecio sphaerocephalus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Apr. 07. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Senecio sphaerocephalus. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 07 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Senecio sphaerocephalus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Apr. 07. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Senecio sphaerocephalus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 Apr. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: ballhead ragwort

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