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Tephroseris kjellmanii (Porsild) Holub

20 photos.
"Kjellman's groundsel" previously was Senecio atropurpureus ssp. tomentosus (Kjellm.) Hultén.
Senecio atropurpureus was broken up into T. kjellmanii, T. atropurpurea and T. frigida.  Atropurpurea is 
no longer listed, having been combined with frigida. Kjellmanii is distinguished by its floccose-tomentose involucrum. 
All photos taken near Eagle Summit at an elevation of 3700-4000 ft.


1.  Early June.  Three blossoms, the right one almost fully in bloom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


2.  Late May.  A cluster of plants in the early
bud stage. Note the large basal leaves.
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3. Top view of the plants in 1.

4.  Close-up of one of the plants.

5.  Early June.  Young plants on less-wet
ground.

6.  Early June.  Two more budding plants.
Right bud is opening.

7.  Early June.  A bud just beginning
to open.  Note that the basal leaves have
dried out.


8.  Early June.  Top view of the bud in 7.

9.  Early June.  Another bud, slightly more open.

10.  Top view of bud in 9.

11. Early June.  Another expanding bud.
The ligules are still short.


12.  Early June.  Four more plants at the same
stage as the plant in 11.

13.  Mid-June.  Almost fully open among
Cassiope tetragona.

14.  Early June.  Fully open with the disc
flowers at the edge of the disc beginning
to open.

15.  Late June.  Disc flowers even farther
along.

16.  Mid-June.  Side view with disc flowers
almost fully developed.

17.  June 18, 2009.  A blossom with short
ligules and disk flowers still in bud.

18.  Profile view of the plant in
photo 17.

19.  The base and lower stem of the plant
in photo 17.

20.  Early June.  Close profile view of a
blossom with long ligules showing the
floccose-tomentose involucrum