Willow Ragwort

Barkleyanthus salicifolius is abundant and semiweedy through much of Mexico and northern Central America; it barely enters the flora area. The flowering heads are attractive and the species is sometimes cultivated.

Stems abundantly branched, arching distally. Leaves tapering to weakly defined petioles; blades 3–10(–15) × 0.5–1.5 cm. Heads (3–)8–16 in each array, arrays usually clustered. Phyllaries 4–6(–8) mm, tips green, obtuse. Ray corollas 8–12+ mm. Disc corollas (5–)7–8+ mm. Cypselae (1.5–)2–3 mm; pappi 5–6+ mm. 2n = 60.

Cineraria salicifolia Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 4(fol.): 148. 1818; 4(qto.): 188. 1820; Senecio salignus de Candolle