Packera crocata |
Packera schweinitziana |
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saffron ragwort |
New England groundsel, Schweinitz's groundsel, Schweinitz's ragwort |
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Habit | Perennials, 20–60+ cm; perennating bases horizontal to ascending (relatively long and stout). | Perennials, 40–70+ cm, fibrous-rooted and/or rhizomatous (rhizomes weakly branched). |
Stems | usually 1, rarely 2–3, clustered, glabrous. |
1, glabrous or leaf axils sparsely tomentose. |
Basal leaves | (and proximal cauline) petiolate (petioles narrow); blades narrowly lanceolate or ovate to oblong-ovate, 20–60+ × 10–40+ mm, bases abruptly contracted to tapering, margins subentire to crenate-dentate. |
(and proximal cauline) petiolate; blades narrowly ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 30–70+ × 10–20+ mm, bases abruptly contracted to subcordate, margins usually serrate-dentate, sometimes subcrenate (apices acute). |
Cauline leaves | gradually reduced (sessile, weakly clasping; lanceolate to oblong or sublyrate, often pinnately lobed). |
gradually reduced (± sessile; lacerate to subcrenate). |
Peduncles | ebracteate or bracteate (bractlets inconspicuous), glabrous. |
bracteate, glabrous. |
Ray florets | 8 or 13; corolla laminae (deep yellow to orange-red) 6–8+ mm. |
8–13; corolla laminae 4–7 mm. |
Disc florets | 60–80+; corolla tubes 4.5–5.5 mm, limbs 2.5–3.5 mm. |
50–70+; corolla tubes 3.5–4 mm, limbs 3–3.5 mm. |
Phyllaries | 13 or 21, light green (or tips cyanic), 4–8 mm, glabrous. |
13 or 21, light green (tips sometimes black), 5–8 mm, glabrous. |
Calyculi | 0 or inconspicuous. |
conspicuous. |
Heads | 7–15+ in open, corymbiform arrays. |
8–20+ in loose, corymbiform arrays. |
Cypselae | 1–1.5 mm, glabrous; pappi 3–5 mm. |
1–1.5 mm, glabrous; pappi 5–5.5 mm. |
2n | = 46. |
= 44. |
Packera crocata |
Packera schweinitziana |
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Phenology | Flowering early Jul–mid Aug. | Flowering May–Jul. |
Habitat | Wet meadows, along trails, rocky outcrops | Sunny, wet areas, meadows, swamps, ditches, roadsides |
Elevation | 1800–3500 m (5900–11500 ft) | 100–1800 m (300–5900 ft) |
Distribution |
CO; ID; NM; NV; UT; WY
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ME; NC; NH; NY; TN; VT; NB; NS; PE; QC
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Discussion | Packera crocata is characterized by deep yellow to reddish orange corollas. Some collectors have noted that there may be evidence for hybridization between P. crocata and P. dimorphophylla; the relationship between the two species needs further study. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Packera schweinitziana is rarely mistaken for any other taxon. It grows on slightly acidic soils and may reproduce vegetatively by branched rhizomes. The group of populations on Roan Mountain on the Tennessee-North Carolina border is disjunct from the main distribution. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 583. | FNA vol. 20, p. 598. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Packera | Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Packera |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Senecio crocatus, Senecio pyrrhochrous, Senecio tracyi | Senecio schweinitzianus, Senecio aureus var. lanceolatus, Senecio robbinsii |
Name authority | (Rydberg) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve: Phytologia 49: 46. (1981) | (Nuttall) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve: Phytologia 49: 48. (1981) |
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