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Senecio scorzonella, known by the common name Sierra ragwort, is a species of the genus Senecio and family Asteraceae which is native to California and Nevada. It grows in the southernmost Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevada, and the White Mountains. Media related to Senecio scorzonella at Wikimedia Commons

Plant type

Perennial herb

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Color

Yellow

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Wetland-Riparian, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 14 likely

Confirmed Likely

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica

Morning-glory Plume Moth

Emmelina monodactyla