Packera subnuda
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Packera |
| Species: | P. subnuda
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| Packera subnuda | |
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Packera subnuda is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names Buek's groundsel and cleftleaf groundsel. It is native to western North America from the Northwest Territories to northern California to Wyoming, where it grows in high mountain meadows in subalpine and alpine climates.[1][2]
It is a perennial herb producing one erect stem or a small cluster of two or three stems from a rhizome and/or fibrous root system.[3] The stems grow approximately 5 to 30 centimeters (2.0 to 11.8 in) tall.[4] The basal leaves have fleshy oval blades up to 3 or 4 centimeters (1.2 or 1.6 in) long borne on petioles, with leaves farther up the stem smaller and simpler.
The inflorescence is a single flower head, or occasionally two to five heads.[4] Each is lined with reddish or green phyllaries with green or bluish tips. The head contains many golden yellow disc florets and usually 13 yellow ray florets, each roughly 1 centimeter (0.39 in) long.[4]
References
- ^ Giblin, David. "Packera subnuda var. subnuda". Burke Herbarium Image Collection. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ "Packera subnuda (DC.) D.K. Trock & T.M. Barkley". USDA Plants Database. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ Knoke, Don; Giblin, David. "Packera subnuda". Burke Herbarium Image Collection. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ^ a b c "Packera subnuda var. subnuda". OregonFlora. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
- Washington Burke Museum
- Photo gallery
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