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Packera paupercula (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve
balsam groundsel

       
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Line Drawing of Packera paupercula (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve
Senecio crawfordii

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 545. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Packera paupercula (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve

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Synonyms:
Packera paupercula (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve

  SEBA4 Senecio balsamitae Muhl. ex Willd.
  SECR6 Senecio crawfordii (Britton) G.W. Douglas & G. Ruyle-Douglas
  SEGA3 Senecio gaspensis Greenm.
  SEGAF Senecio gaspensis Greenm. var. firmifolius (Greenm.) Fernald
  SEPA5 Senecio pauperculus Michx.
  SEPAB Senecio pauperculus Michx. var. balsamitae (Muhl. ex Willd.) Fernald
  SEPAC Senecio pauperculus Michx. var. crawfordii (Britton) T.M. Barkley
  SEPAF2 Senecio pauperculus Michx. var. firmifolius (Greenm.) Greenm.
  SEPAN2 Senecio pauperculus Michx. var. neoscoticus Fernald
  SEPAP Senecio pauperculus Michx. var. praelongus (Greenm.) House
  SEPAT Senecio pauperculus Michx. var. thompsoniensis (Greenm.) B. Boivin
  SETW Senecio tweedyi Rydb.
 

Distribution:
Packera paupercula (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, AL, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Packera paupercula (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 54 species in Packera
 

Classification:
Packera paupercula (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Packera A. Löve & D. Löve – ragwort
Species Packera paupercula (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve – balsam groundsel
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Packera paupercula (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Senecio pauperculus
ragwort              Endangered
New Hampshire:
Senecio pauperculus
dwarf ragwort              Threatened
Ohio:
Senecio pauperculus
balsam squaw-weed              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Packera paupercula (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve

Senecio pauperculus:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW+ FAC FACW FAC+ FAC FACW NO NO FACW+ FACW NO FAC NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Packera paupercula (Michx.) A. Löve & D. Löve

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 518155.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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