Packera paupercula (Michaux) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. appalachiana A.M. Mahoney. Appalachian Groundsel, Appalachian Ragwort. Phen: Apr-May. Hab: Glades, cliffs, barrens, over mafic, or calcareous rocks. Dist: E. WV and w. VA south to w. NC and e. TN.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = K3, K4, Tn, Va, Kowal & Mahoney (2016), Mahoney & Kowal (2008); = n/a – RAB; < Packera plattensis (Nutt.) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve – FNA20, K1, Pa, Barkley (1999); < Senecio plattensis Nutt. – C, F, G, SE1, Barkley (1978)
Links to other floras: < Packera plattensis - FNA20
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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