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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Packera serpenticola
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Read more about Buck Creek Ragwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Packera serpenticola
FAMILY
Asteraceae
COMMON NAME:
Buck Creek Ragwort, Serpentine Ragwort, Rattlesnake Groundsel, Buck Creek Groundsel
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JK Marlow jkm060429_118
April Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Resembling P. aurea, but smaller, arachnoid pubescent, & dull green overall, per Packera serpenticola, a New Species from North Carolina (Boufford et al., 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm060429_255
April Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm060429_255b
April Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Ray florets 9-11, lemon yellow. Disc florets 18-20, lemon yellow, per Packera serpenticola, a New Species from North Carolina (Boufford et al., 2014).
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JK Marlow s060429_a
April Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Both leaf surfaces dull grayish green, lower surface arachnoid pubescent, per Packera serpenticola, a New Species from North Carolina (Boufford et al., 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm150912_037
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Basal leaves ovate to broadly ovate to orbicular, margins bluntly dentate, per Packera serpenticola, a New Species from North Carolina (Boufford et al., 2014).
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JK Marlow jkm150912_998
September Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Packera serpenticola
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Packera serpenticola
FAMILY
Asteraceae
3931
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: serpentine barrens, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina
Rare (endemic to the Buck Creek Serpentine Barren, Clay County, NC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brown
Achene
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