Packera debilis (Nutt.) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve

Weak groundsel (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Packera

Characteristics

Perennials, 20–50+ cm; ± fibrous-rooted (caudices weakly branched, relatively short). Stems 1 or 2–4, clustered, bases sparsely floccose-tomentose or glabrous, leaf axils tomentose. Basal leaves (and proximal cauline, turgid) petiolate; blades elliptic to ovate or subreniform, 20–40+ × 15–30+ mm, bases cuneate to subcordate, margins subentire or crenate to crenate-dentate. Cauline leaves gradually reduced (sessile; pinnately lobed, sinuses deep, rounded, ultimate margins entire or subentire). Heads 6–20 in open or compact, corymbiform arrays. Peduncles ebracteate (or bractlets short), glabrous or sparsely hairy. Calyculi inconspicuous. Phyllaries 13 or 21, green (tips cyanic), 6–8+ mm, glabrous. Ray florets 0. Disc florets 45–65+; corolla tubes 3–4 mm, limbs 2–3 mm. Cypselae 1–2 mm, glabrous; pappi 4.5–5.5 mm. 2n = 46.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.5
Root system fibrous-root
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Packera debilis world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:909315-1
WFO ID wfo-0000069124
COL ID 4BW8Y
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Senecio fedifolius Packera debilis Senecio nephrophyllus Senecio debilis