Packera millelobata
(Uinta Ragwort)
Packera millelobata, Pine Canyon Trail, Big Bend National Park 2773
Packera millelobata, Lost Mine Trail, Big Bend National Park 4918
Packera millelobata, Pine Canyon Trail, Big Bend National Park 2751
Packera millelobata, Lost Mine Trail, Big Bend National Park 4924
| Scientific Name | Packera millelobata (Senecio millelobatus) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PAMI26 |
| Common Name | Uinta Ragwort | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 565367 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Damp calcareous or igneous soils in streambeds and openings; 4600 to 6900 feet in the Chisos and Davis mountains of Texas. Plant: Weakly erect perennial, 12 to 20 inches tall, single or multiple stems. Leaves: Basal and lower stem leaves petiolate, 2-3/8 to 4 inches long; upper stem leaves sessile and gradually smaller; blades narrowly lanceolate in outline and deeply pinnatifid with 6+ pairs of lateral lobes with dentate margins. Inflorescence: Clusters of 6 to 20+ composite flowers at the top of short stalks, with several bright yellow blossoms, 3/4-inch across, each with 8 to 13 rays, 40 to 55+ disk florets, and 13 to 21 green phyllaries with yellow tips. Bloom Period: April to September. References: Senecio millelobatus in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston; Flora of North America |
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Texas Status: Native |
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