Packera paupercula (Michaux) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. appalachiana A.M. Mahoney. Common name: Appalachian Groundsel, Appalachian Ragwort. Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Glades, cliffs, barrens, over mafic, or calcareous rocks. Distribution: E. WV and w. VA south to w. NC and e. TN.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Tn, Va, Kowal & Mahoney (2016), Mahoney & Kowal (2008); = n/a — RAB; < Packera plattensis (Nutt.) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve — FNA20, Pa, Barkley (1999); < Senecio plattensis Nutt. — C, F, G, SE1, Barkley (1978). Basionym: Packera paupercula (Michx.) Á.Löve & D.Löve var. appalachiana A.M.Mahoney 2008
Links to other floras: < Packera plattensis - FNA20
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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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