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Lebsack, Tom

Packera streptanthifolia

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

Rocky Mountain Groundsel, Rocky Mountain Ragwort

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Packera cymbalarioides, Packera oodes, Packera streptanthifolia var. rubricaulis, Packera streptanthifolia var. streptanthifolia, Senecio acutidens, Senecio adamsii, Senecio aureus var. borealis, Senecio cymbalarioides, Senecio cymbalarioides var. borealis, Senecio cymbalarioides var. suksdorfii, Senecio fulgens, Senecio jonesii, Senecio laetiflorus, Senecio leonardii, Senecio longipetiolatus, Senecio oodes, Senecio pammelii, Senecio platylobus, Senecio rubricaulis, Senecio streptanthifolius, Senecio streptanthifolius var. borealis, Senecio streptanthifolius var. kluanei, Senecio streptanthifolius var. laetiflorus, Senecio streptanthifolius var. oodes, Senecio streptanthifolius var. rubricaulis, Senecio streptanthifolius var. wallowensis, Senecio subcuneatus, Senecio suksdorfii, Senecio wardii

USDA Symbol: PAST10

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 20 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: Yellow
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NT , SK , YT

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:		UPL	FACU			UPL				FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2025-03-28
Research By: CBR

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