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Packera cardamine

Packera cardamine (Greene) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve

Bittercress Ragwort, Heartleaf Groundsel

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Senecio cardamine

USDA Symbol: PACA34

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul

Distribution

USA: AZ , NM

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 50 - New Mexico Rare Plants (2020) New Mexico Rare Plant Technical Council

Additional resources

USDA: Find Packera cardamine in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Packera cardamine in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Packera cardamine

Metadata

Record Modified: 2021-09-13
Research By: CBR

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