Native Plants

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Weyand, Phyllis

Senecio pseudoarnica

Senecio pseudoarnica Less.

Seaside Ragwort, Seabeach Senecio

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: SEPS

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

A stout, white-woolly stem, to 2+ ft. tall, is lined with large, luxuriant foliage. The fleshy, oval leaves are green above & fuzzy white below. Terminal flower heads are few; each having yellow ligules surrounding a broad, yellow central disc.

The height of this plant is affected by its habitat.

From the Image Gallery

5 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall, often much shorter.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AK , ME
Canada: BC , NB , NL , NS , PE , QC
Native Distribution: Coastal AK to Vancouver I.; also Maritime Provinces
Native Habitat: Sandy or gravelly seashores & upper beaches

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Description: Sandy, alkaline soils.
Conditions Comments: Height depends on habitat.

Propagation

Description: Increase by division, stem or root cuttings, or seed.
Commercially Avail: yes

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Senecio pseudoarnica in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Senecio pseudoarnica in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Senecio pseudoarnica

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-13
Research By: TWC Staff

Go back