PLANTS Profile for Senecio congestus (marsh fleabane)

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PLANTS Profile

Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC.
marsh fleabane

Symbol:

SECO2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual
Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC.

Senecio palustris

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 540. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC.

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Synonyms:
Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC.

	CICO8	Cineraria congesta R. Br.
	SECOT	Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC. ssp. tonsus (Fernald) A. Löve & D. Löve
	SECOP	Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC. var. palustris (L.) Fernald
	SECOT2	Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC. var. tonsus Fernald
	SEPA12	Senecio palustris (L.) Hook.

Distribution:
Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC.


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USA (AK, IA, MI, MN, ND, SD, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 68 species in Senecio

Classification:
Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Senecio L. – ragwort
Species	Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC. – marsh fleabane

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
marsh-fleabane		Probably Extirpated

Wetland Indicator Status:
Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW,FACW+

FACW+

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Senecio congestus (R. Br.) DC.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36086.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 09:52 AM MDT