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Packera cymbalaria

Packera cymbalaria (Pursh) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve

Dwarf Arctic Ragwort

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Packera fernaldii, Packera resedifolia, Senecio cymbalaria, Senecio resedifolius

USDA Symbol: PACY8

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 10 inches 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 , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Sometimes no ray florets are present.

Distribution

USA: AK , ID , MT , WA
Canada: AB , BC , NT , QC , YT

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-05-17
Research By: CBR

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