Semi-desert. Shrublands, openings. Summer.
Canyon de Chelly, June 10, 2004.

Senecio flaccidus is common in the early summer along dry, sandy, rocky roadsides and trails in Sagebrush/Pinyon/Juniper within 70 miles of the Four Corners.  It is typically about two feet wide and high.  Foliage is a conspicuous blue-green and bright flowers seem to float above the stems.  The plant is often even more conspicuous because it grows widely spaced from other plants.  

The first specimens of this plant came from Mexico in the early 1800s.

Semi-desert. Shrublands, openings. Summer.
Canyon de Chelly, June 10, 2004.