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Arrowhead Butterweed (Senecio triangularis) is a native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is moderately fast growing and long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 4 feet, with active growth during the summer and fall. Flowers are yellow and striking, and bloom in the mid summer. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow in wet meadows and streambanks in open places, at elevations from 4000-11000 feet.
Perennial herb
4 - 5 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Winter Deciduous
Yellow
Summer
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.
Wet meadows, streambanks in open places,
Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 18 likely
Garden Tiger Moth
Arctia caja
Alfalfa Looper Moth
Autographa californica
Northern Checkerspot
Chlosyne palla
Morning-glory Plume Moth
Emmelina monodactyla