Packera obovata |
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roundleaf ragwort, running groundsel |
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Habit | Perennials, 20–50+ cm; stoloniferous and rhizomatous (rhizomes horizontal to suberect). |
Stems | 1 or multiple, loosely clustered, usually glabrous, sometimes tomentose proximally and in leaf axils. |
Basal leaves | (and proximal cauline) petiolate; blades orbiculate, ovate, or obovate, 40–100+ × 20–80+ mm, bases tapering, rounded, or abruptly contracted, margins crenate, dentate, or serrate. |
Cauline leaves | gradually reduced (sessile, clasping; pinnatisect or sublyrate). |
Peduncles | bracteate, glabrous or proximally tomentose. |
Ray florets | 8–13(–21); corolla laminae 7–10 mm. |
Disc florets | 40–50+; corolla tubes 2–3 mm, limbs 2–3 mm. |
Phyllaries | 13 or 21, green (tips sometimes reddish), 3–6 mm, glabrous or floccose-tomentose proximally. |
Calyculi | conspicuous. |
Heads | 6–15+ in open or congested, corymbiform arrays. |
Cypselae | 1–1.5 mm, glabrous or hirsute on ribs; pappi 3–6 mm. |
2n | = 44, 88, 90. |
Packera obovata |
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Phenology | Flowering late Feb–Apr (south), early Apr–early Jun (north). |
Habitat | Meadows in deciduous woodlands, wet ditches, stream banks, rocky hillsides |
Elevation | 0–2500 m (0–8200 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; AR; CT; FL; GA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; MI; MO; MS; NC; NH; NJ; NM; NY; OH; OK; PA; RI; SC; TN; TX; VA; VT; WV; ON; QC; Mexico (Coahuila)
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Discussion | Packera obovata forms relatively large, stoloniferous colonies in wet sites. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 20, p. 594. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Senecioneae > Packera |
Sibling taxa | |
Synonyms | Senecio obovatus, Senecio aureus var. obovatus, Senecio elliottii, Senecio elongatus, Senecio rotundus |
Name authority | (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve: Phytologia 49: 47. (1981) |
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