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Asteraceae
Rugelia

not marked as a favorite taxon Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttleworth ex Chapman. Common name: Rugelia, Rugel's Ragwort, Winter-well.

Sachsia

A genus

Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: High elevation forests and openings, primarily in spruce-fir forests, but extending in places downslope into northern hardwood forests. Distribution: The genus and species is endemic to the Great Smoky Mountains of w. NC and e. TN, all known populations within Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Other Comments: Where it occurs, it is usually locally abundant, often even the dominant herb. The basal rosettes are evergreen, and are conspicuous in all seasons.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA20, K4, Tn, Barkley (1999), Bremer (1994); = Cacalia rugelia (A.Gray) T.M.Barkley & Cronquist — SE1, W, Pippen (1978); = Senecio rugelia A.Gray — RAB, S. Basionym: Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlew. ex Chapm. 1860

Links to other floras: = Rugelia nudicaulis - FNA20

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Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Tufted perennial of high-elevation forests and openings, primarily in spruce-fir forests, but extending in places down slope into northern hardwood forests; extremely rare.

Stems: Stems mostly naked flowering stalks from rosette of leaves, cobwebby-hairy below and glandular-hairy above.

Leaves: Leaves mostly basal, petiolate, oval with pointed tip, 2-6 in. long, toothed, cobwebby-hairy; the few stem leaves are much smaller and sessile.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) nodding or held face-forward in a loosely branching terminal cluster. Heads 1 in. or less wide, consisting of tightly packed, pale yellow, tubular disk florets surrounded by a series of glandular-hairy, green, lance-linear bracts, which are slightly shorter than the florets.

Fruits:

Comments: Known mostly from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park region on the North Carolina-Tennessee border.

Height: 11-18 in.

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description: Tufted perennial of high-elevation forests and openings, primarily in spruce-fir forests, but extending in places down slope into northern hardwood forests; extremely rare.

stems: Stems mostly naked flowering stalks from rosette of leaves, cobwebby-hairy below and glandular-hairy above.

leaves: Leaves mostly basal, petiolate, oval with pointed tip, 2-6 in. long, toothed, cobwebby-hairy; the few stem leaves are much smaller and sessile.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) nodding or held face-forward in a loosely branching terminal cluster. Heads 1 in. or less wide, consisting of tightly packed, pale yellow, tubular disk florets surrounded by a series of glandular-hairy, green, lance-linear bracts, which are slightly shorter than the florets.

fruits:

comments: Known mostly from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park region on the North Carolina-Tennessee border.

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