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Brundage, Stephanie

Packera serpenticola

Packera serpenticola Boufford, Kartesz, S.H. Shi & Renchao Zhou

Serpentine Ragwort

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PASE16

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Root Type: Fibrous
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Size Notes: 10-60 cm tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun

Distribution

USA: NC
Native Distribution: Confined to Clay County, NC.
Native Habitat: Single Serpentine/olivine outcrop in eastern Clay County, the Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens.

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist
Soil Description: Clay-gravel soils over dunite (serpentine and olivine)

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-03-01
Research By: SCB

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