Packera schweinitziana (Nuttall) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve. New England Groundsel, New England Ragwort. Phen: May-Jul. Hab: Grassy balds (in deep soil) at high elevations (over metagabbro or amphibolite), serpentine barrens at mid-elevation. Dist: NS and QC south to n. NY; disjunct to a few locations in w. NC and e. TN, notably on grassy balds on Roan Mountain (Grassy Ridge, Round Bald, Big Yellow Mountain, etc.), Snake Mountain, Rich Mountain, and Big Bald, and also at the Buck Creek Serpentine Barren (Clay County, NC).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA20, K1, K3, K4, NE, NY, Tn; = Packera schweinitzianus – Barkley (1999), orthographic variant; = Senecio robbinsii Oakes ex Rusby – F, G, RAB, S; = Senecio schweinitzianus Nutt. – C, SE1, Barkley (1978)
Links to other floras: = Packera schweinitziana - FNA20
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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