Senecio scorzonella, known by the common name Sierra ragwort, is a species of the genus Senecio and family Asteraceae which is native to California and Nevada. It grows in the southernmost Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevada, and the White Mountains.
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Is it poisonous?
Considered toxic. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole genus. Pyrrolizidine alkaloids; liver damage with repeated ingestion Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Senecio integerrimus — considered toxic
- Senecio hydrophiloides — considered toxic
- Senecio atratus — considered toxic
- Packera dimorphophylla
- Senecio crassulus — considered toxic
- Senecio aronicoides — considered toxic
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Senecio
- Species
- Senecio scorzonella
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