[Butterweeds and Groundsels: The Genera Packera and Senecio in Mt. Adams Country]

Sweet-marsh Butterweed, Tall Butterweed

Senecio hydrophiloides

Synonyms: Senecio foetidus var. foetidus , Senecio foetidus var. foetidus, Senecio foetidus var. hydrophiloides, Senecio oreganus

Inflorescence of Sweet-marsh Butterweed, Tall Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides (Synonyms: Senecio foetidus var. foetidus , Senecio foetidus var. foetidus, Senecio foetidus var. hydrophiloides, Senecio oreganus)

The photo above shows a close-up tightly packed flower heads that make up the flat-topped inflorescence of sweet-marsh butterweed as seen at Conboy NWR.........June 18, 2006.

Flower heads of Sweet-marsh Butterweed, Tall Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides (Synonyms: Senecio foetidus var. foetidus , Senecio foetidus var. foetidus, Senecio foetidus var. hydrophiloides, Senecio oreganus)

The photo above shows a close-up of the closely-spaced flower heads of sweet-marsh butterweed as seen at Conboy NWR.........June 18, 2006. Note that the flowers are all discoid.

Involucral bracts of Sweet-marsh Butterweed, Tall Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides (Synonyms: Senecio foetidus var. foetidus , Senecio foetidus var. foetidus, Senecio foetidus var. hydrophiloides, Senecio oreganus) - Sweet-marsh Butterweed, Tall Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides (Synonyms: Senecio foetidus var. foetidus , Senecio foetidus var. foetidus, Senecio foetidus var. hydrophiloides, Senecio oreganus)

The photo at left shows a close-up of one flowerhead of sweet-marsh butterweed as seen at Conboy NWR.........June 18, 2006. Note the dark tip to the bracts. The photo at right shows a sideview of the inflorescence of sweet-marsh butterweed, Willard Springs Trail, Conboy Lake NWR.....June 11, 2020.

Stem leaf of Sweet-marsh Butterweed, Tall Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides (Synonyms: Senecio foetidus var. foetidus , Senecio foetidus var. foetidus, Senecio foetidus var. hydrophiloides, Senecio oreganus)

The photo above shows a close-up of the toothed margin of a stem leaf of sweet-marsh butterweed as seen along Kreps Lane in Conboy NWR on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams..........June 18, 2006.

Paul Slichter