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Packera paupercula (Michaux) Á. Löve & D. Löve var. paupercula . Northern Meadow Groundsel, Balsam Ragwort. Phen: Apr-May. Hab: Thickets, meadows, glades, generally over circumneutral soils derived from calcareous or mafic rocks. Dist: NL (Labrador) west to AK, south to GA, Panhandle FL (Bay County), AL, and OR.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: This taxon is heterogeneous and needs additional study.

Synonymy : = K3, K4, NY, Tn, Va, Kowal & Mahoney (2016), Mahoney & Kowal (2008); < Packera paupercula (Michx.) Á.Löve & D.Löve – Fl7, FNA20, K1, NE, Pa, WH3, Barkley (1978), Barkley (1999); > Packera paupercula var. balsamitae (Muhl. ex Willd.) Mohlenbr. – Il; > Packera paupercula (Michx.) Á.Löve & D.Löve var. paupercula – Il; > Senecio gaspensis Greenm. var. firmifolius (Greenm.) Fernald – F; > Senecio gaspensis Greenm. var. gaspensis – F; < Senecio pauperculus Michx. – C, G, GrPl, GW2, Oh3, RAB, S, SE1; > Senecio pauperculus Michx. var. balsamitae (Muhl. ex Willd.) Fernald – F, Tat; > Senecio pauperculus Michx. var. neoscoticus Fernald – F; > Senecio pauperculus Michx. var. pauperculus – F; > Senecio pauperculus Michx. var. praelongus (Greenm.) House – F

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily : 8

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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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