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| habit in Spring--Senecio ampullaceus is a tall annual | heads--notice how large this capitulescence is (a capitulescence is a special term used in Asteraceae to describe a group of associated heads--also called capitula; it is analogous to an inflorescence) |
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| heads close up--what kind of flowers are present here? Do you notice the resemblance to Packera obovata? | phyllaries (bracts that subtend the heads) |
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| stem leaf--what kind of leaf attachment is present here? | stem leaf again--what kind of leaf shape is present here? Is there a petiole? Look at this image and the previous image--how is this stem leaf different from the stem leaves of Packera obovata? |
