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Asteraceae > Packera (formerly Senecio) (ragwort, groundsel) | |
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Small's Ragwort, Southern Ragwort (Packera anonyma, Senecio anonymus, Senecio smallii) Harnett Co., NC 21 May 2006 Statewide and common in North Carolina, Small's Ragwort grows in a variety of habitats from roadsides and other disturbed areas to forests. |
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Small's Ragwort, Southern Ragwort (Packera anonyma, Senecio anonymus, Senecio smallii) Harnett Co., NC 21 May 2006 |
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Small's Ragwort, Southern Ragwort (Packera anonyma, Senecio anonymus, Senecio smallii) Harnett Co., NC 21 May 2006 |
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Small's Ragwort, Southern Ragwort (Packera anonyma, Senecio anonymus, Senecio smallii) Harnett Co., NC 21 May 2006 |
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Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea, Senecio aureus) Clay Co., NC 13 May 2006 Common in the western half of NC in various moist habitats. |
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Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea, Senecio aureus) Clay Co., NC 13 May 2006 |
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Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea, Senecio aureus) Clay Co., NC 13 May 2006 |
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Prairie Ragwort, Prairie Groundel (Packera plattensis) Clay Co., NC 14 May 2005 Rare in NC, Prairie Ragwort is found on high pH soils in a few places in the mountains. |
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Prairie Ragwort, Prairie Groundel (Packera plattensis) Clay Co., NC 14 May 2005 Note basal and cauline leaves. |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
Created on ... Nov 19, 2006 | jspippen@duke.edu