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Asteraceae
Packera

not marked as a favorite taxon Packera dubia (Sprengel) Trock & Mabberley. Common name: Woolly Groundsel, Woolly Ragwort, Woolly Goldenwort. Phenology: Apr-early Jun. Habitat: Sandy roadsides, sandy woodlands and forests, granitic flatrocks, granitic domes. Wet coastal prairies along the western gulf coastal plain. Distribution: S. NJ south to GA, west to TX, primarily on the Coastal Plain, but extending inland in the Piedmont and Mountains in thin sandy soils around rock outcrops, and as a roadside weed.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = Mabberley (2020), replacement name; = Packera tomentosa (Michx.) C.Jeffrey — Ar, FNA20, Va, Barkley (1999), Kowal & Mahoney (2016); = Senecio tomentosus Michx. — C, F, G, GW2, RAB, SE1, Tat, Barkley (1978), nom. illegit.; > Senecio alabamensis Britton — S; > Senecio tomentosus Michx. — S, nom. illegit.; Cineraria dubia Spreng. Basionym: Cineraria dubia Spreng. 1826

Links to other floras: = Packera tomentosa - FNA20

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (name change)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
  • Great Plains: FACU (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Packera dubia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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image #10 of Packera dubia© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Packera dubia© Alan Cressler: Packera tomentosus, Stone Mountain Park, Dekalb County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Packera dubia© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #15 of Packera dubia© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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