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Senecio (aronicanoides)

Amy Bartow
Seed and Plant Production Manager
USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center
3415 NE Granger Ave
Corvallis, Oregon 97330
(541) 757-4812 ext 103
(541) 757-4733 (fax)
amy.bartow@or.usda.gov
http://plant-materials.nrcs.usda.gov/orpmc
Family Scientific Name: Asteraceae
Family Common Name: ASTER
Scientific Name: Senecio aronicanoides
Common Synonym: Senecio Aronicoides
Common Name: rayless ragwort
Species Code: SEAR4
Ecotype: High elevation ecotype at Lassen National Park,Ca
General Distribution: Primarily California and Oregon in alkaline soils. It can typically be found in coastal scrub, cismontane woodland and chaparral habitats.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Stock Type: Stubby container
Time To Grow: Weeks
Target Specifications: Well-developed crowns, roots and rhizomes filling soil profile in container
Pre-Planting Treatments: This species only slightly benefits (a gain of 6% in germination rate) when exposed to 90 days stratification in a 38 degree F cooler. There was a 60% germination rate when the seed was placed directly into the warm growth box and kept at 70 degrees F during the day and dropped to 50 degrees F at night.

Citation:

2014. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Senecio aronicanoides plants Stubby container; USDA NRCS - Corvallis Plant Materials Center Corvallis, Oregon. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2025/02/23). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.