Packera serpenticola Boufford, Kartesz, S.H. Shi, & Renchao Zhou. Common name: Rattlesnake Groundsel, Buck Creek Groundsel, Buck Creek Ragwort. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Serpentine barrens. Distribution: Endemic to the Buck Creek Serpentine Barren, Clay County, NC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: See Boufford et al. (2014) for detailed information.
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, Boufford et al (2014); = n/a — FNA20, RAB. Basionym: Packera serpenticola Boufford, Kartesz, S.H.Shi, & Renchao Zhou 2014
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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© Alan Cressler: Packera serpenticola, Buck Creek Dunite Barrens, Nantahala National Forest, Clay County, North Carolina 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Packera serpenticola, Foliage, Buck Creek Dunite Barrens, Nantahala National Forest, Clay County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Packera serpenticola, Castilleja coccinea, and Houstonia caerulea, Buck Creek Dunite Barrens, Nantahala National Forest, Clay County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
© Alan Cressler: Packera serpenticola, Houstonia caerulea, and Castilleja coccinea, Buck Creek Dunite Barrens, Nantahala National Forest, Clay County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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