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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 and sandy areas on coastal floodplains. It is a subshrub 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.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

2 - 4 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow, Green

Flowering season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Sun

Full Sun

Ease of care

Moderate

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Sunset Zones

14*, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22*, 23*, 24

Site type

Dunes, floodplains

Plant communities

Coastal Strand

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

2 confirmed and 21 likely

Confirmed Likely

Oso Flaco Flightless Moth

Areniscythris brachypteris

Phalonidia felix

Orange Tortrix Moth

Argyrotaenia franciscana

Alfalfa Looper Moth

Autographa californica