''Senecio blochmaniae'' is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the
aster family known by the common names dune ragwort
and Blochman's ragwort. It is
endemic to the
Central Coast of California, where it is known only from the direct coastline of
San Luis Obispo and
Santa Barbara Counties. It grows in
sand dunes
A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, fl ...
and sandy areas on coastal
floodplains. It is a
subshrub
A subshrub (Latin ''suffrutex'') or dwarf shrub is a short shrub, and is a woody plant. Prostrate shrub is a related term. "Subshrub" is often used interchangeably with "bush".Jackson, Benjamin, Daydon; A Glossary of Botanic Terms with their Der ...
producing several arching stems often well exceeding a meter tall from a thick
taproot. The stems are covered in many leaves, which are linear in shape, thick, and measure up to 12 centimeters long. The lower leaves become dry and curl up. The
flower heads are lined by about 13 green-tipped
phyllaries. They contain many yellow disc florets and each has usually 8 narrow yellow ray florets about a centimeter long.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfileFlora of North AmericaPhoto gallery
blochmaniae
Endemic flora of California
Flora of Northern America
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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