Biology:Packera dubia

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Packera dubia
Packera tomentosa.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Packera
Species:
P. dubia
Binomial name
Packera dubia
(Spreng.) Trock & Mabb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Senecio tomentosus Senecio dubius
  • Cineraria integrifolia Cineraria diversifolia
  • F.Dietr., nom. superfl. Spreng.
  • Pursh, nom. illeg. Michx., nom. illeg.
  • Packera tomentosa Cineraria heterophylla
  • C.Jeffrey (Spreng.) L.C.Beck
  • Cineraria dubia Pursh, nom. illeg.
  • Britton ex Small Senecio alabamensis

Packera dubia, synonym Packera tomentosa, is a species of flowering plant in the composite family.[1] It is known by the common name woolly ragwort. It is native to the Southeastern United States, primarily to the coastal plain but extending into some areas inland.[2] Its preferred habitat is open, sandy areas and granitic outcrops. It is common throughout its range.[3]

Packera dubia is a perennial that produces a head of yellow flowers in late spring. Its seeds have been shown to have varying masses within a single head of flowers, perhaps as an adaptation for better dispersal in disturbed habitats.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Packera dubia (Spreng.) Trock & Mabb.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77217106-1. 
  2. "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm. 
  3. Flora of North America
  4. Leverett, L. D. and Jolls, C. L. (2014), "Cryptic seed heteromorphism in Packera tomentosa (Asteraceae): differences in mass and germination". Plant Species Biology, 29: 169–180. doi:10.1111/1442-1984.12011.

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