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Photographer: Matt Bushman
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Family Asteraceae
Senecio congestus (R.Br.) DC.
marsh fleabane, marsh ragwort, northern swamp groundsel
Senecio: from senex, "old man," referring to the gray hairs on the seeds
congestus: congested
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, annual/biennial, 6" - 60" tall, very hairy forb with a single stem |
| Flower: | head 1/4"-1/2" wide with pale yellow, small but obvious rays; inflorescence of several to many heads in a dense, branched cluster; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | dry seed on fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | edges mostly toothless or with a few coarse teeth |
| Habitat: | moist to wet; swamps, sandy pond edges |
| (Glossary) |
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