threadleaf groundsel close up

Threadleaf Groundsel – Plant

LATIN NAME
Senecio douglasii

LONGEVITY
Perennial

SEASON
Warm

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS:

  • This plant is most toxic to cattle and horses; the toxic agent is pyrrolizidine alkaloids. Poisoning is rare under good range condition when other available forage is present.
  • Is a many-stemmed evergreen composite. The stems and leaves are gray-green.
  • Growth 1 to 2 feet tall.
  • Flowers March to November.
  • Adapted to rocky, sandy or gravelly soil of dry upland prairies and roadsides.

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