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Packera hesperia

Packera flettii

Flett's groundsel
Habit Glabrous perennial from a short, woody stem, 0.5-2 dm. tall.
Leaves

Basal leaves well developed and persistent, up to10 cm. long including the petiole, and 3.5 cm. wide, mostly pinnatifid to lyrate-pinnatifid, but occasionally simple and cordate;

stem leaves few and much reduced.
Flowers

Heads several in a compact cluster;

involucre 5-9 mm. high, the bracteoles few and well developed or wanting;

rays 5-10 mm. long.

Packera hesperia

Packera flettii
Flowering time June-August
Habitat Open, rocky places in the alpine, occasionally at middle elevatins, especially on talus slopes.
Distribution
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Occurring in the Olympics and Cascades mountains in Washington; Washington to Oregon.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
P. bolanderi, P. cana, P. contermina, P. flettii, P. indecora, P. macounii, P. pauciflora, P. paupercula, P. porteri, P. pseudaurea, P. streptanthifolia, P. subnuda
P. bolanderi, P. cana, P. contermina, P. indecora, P. macounii, P. pauciflora, P. paupercula, P. porteri, P. pseudaurea, P. streptanthifolia, P. subnuda
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