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Packera paupercula

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| genus = Packera

| species = paupercula

| authority = (Michx.) Á.Löve & D.Löve

| synonyms =

  • Senecio pauperculus Michaux
  • Senecio balsamitae Muhlenberg ex Willdenow
  • Senecio crawfordii Britton
  • Senecio flavovirens Rydberg
  • Senecio gaspensis Greenman
  • Senecio multnomensis Greenman
  • Senecio tweedyi Rydberg

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Packera paupercula is a flowering plant species of the genus Packera and family Asteraceae, native to North America, where it is widespread across Canada and much of the United States. Its common names include balsam ragwort and balsam groundsel. It is a perennial herb that grows {{Convert|1-3|feet|m|abbr=off}} tall.{{Cite web |title=Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin |url=https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PAPA20 |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=www.wildflower.org}} Its habitats include wet meadows, open woodlands, and rocky outcrops.{{Cite web |title=Packera paupercula in Flora of North America @ efloras.org |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242416912 |access-date=2022-07-17 |website=www.efloras.org}}

It flowers as early as April in the southern part of its range, and as late as August in the northern part of its range.

Taxonomy

Packera paupercula taxonomically complex, with varying amounts of infraspecific taxa recognized by different authorities. No single classification to date has received wide acceptance. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew currently recognizes the following varieties:

  • P. paupercula var. appalachiana - Restricted to the Appalachian Mountains
  • P. paupercula var. paupercula - Widespread from Newfoundland to Alaska, south through the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians
  • P. paupercula var. pseudotomentosa - Native to the Midwest, Upper South, and Ontario
  • P. paupercula var. savannarum - Restricted to the upper Midwest

Image:Packera paupercula pseudotomentosa.jpg|Variety pseduotomentosa is identified by its permanent tomentose pubescence and stoloniferous growth

References

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{{eFloras|1|242416912|Packera paupercula |first=Debra K. |last=Trock |volume=20 | access-date=2008-05-22 }}

{{cite web |title=Hylodesmum |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:180009-2 |website=plantsoftheworldonline.org |publisher=Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew |access-date=2019-09-02}}

{{cite journal |last1=Mahoney |first1=Alison |last2=Kowal |first2=Robert |date=1 May 2008 |title=Three New Varieties of Packera paupercula (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) in Midwestern and Southeastern North America |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16438931#page/220/mode/1up |journal=Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature |volume=18 |issue=2 |pages=220–228 |doi=10.3417/2006016 |s2cid=85845219 |access-date=2 September 2019}}

[http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Packera+paupercula Packera paupercula.] NatureServe. 2012.

{{cite web |url=http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm |title=Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States |last=Weakley |first=Alan |date=2015}}}}

External links

  • {{Commons category-inline|Packera paupercula|Packera paupercula}}

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paupercula

Category:Flora of the United States

Category:Flora of Canada

Category:Flora of Alaska

Category:Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America)

Category:Flora of the Rocky Mountains

Category:Taxa named by André Michaux

Category:Plants described in 1803

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