Packera dimorphophylla var. dimorphophylla
Common names: Splitleaf groundsel
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Senecio heterodoxus Greene ex Rydberg
Plants 10–30 cm. Stems 1 or 2–3, clustered, usually not branched. Basal leaves: petioles broad-winged, lengths 1–2 times blades; blades usually ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 1–4 × 1–4 cm, bases tapering. Cauline leaves clasping, auriculate.
Phenology: Flowering early Jul–mid Aug.
Habitat: Wet or drying, open, alpine and subalpine meadows, steep, wet slopes
Elevation: 2800–3800 m
Distribution
Colo., Idaho, Mont., N.Mex., Utah, Wyo.
Discussion
The auriculate, clasping cauline leaves and congested heads make var. dimorphophylla easy to identify.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"-2timesblades" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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introrse +
connate +
papillate +
truncate-penicillate +
scarious +
hispidulous +
papillate +
continuous +
petiolate +
contracted +
tapering +
nerved +
usually ovate;oblong-lanceolate +
winged;nerved;ribbed +
1;15 +
stigmatic +
barbellulate +
white +
persistent +
absent +
conspicuous +
auriculate +
reduced +
Splitleaf groundsel +
not 2-lipped +
monomorphic +
5-10-ribbed +
glabrous +
cylindric +
0.75mm;1.5mm +
staminate +
straight +
distinct +
proximal +
1;5 +
bisexual +
dispersed +
indeterminate +
1;6 +
Present +
surrounding +
campanulate;cylindric +
alternate +
2.5mm;3.5mm +
erect;recurved +
deltate +
scarious +
2-carpellate +
inferior +
attached +
anatropous +
falling +
glabrous +
tough +
thick +
absent +
connate +
broad-winged +
green +
persistent +
distinct +
herbaceous +
falling +
erect +
glabrous +
subequal +
equal +
Phytologia +
1981 +
pistillate +
absent +
fertile +
epaleate +
foveolate +
conic;usually flat;convex +
fibrous +
exalbuminous +
modifed +
1;2 +
alternate +
branched +
clustered +
glabrous +
2-branched +
glabrous +
papillate +
Packera dimorphophylla var. dimorphophylla +
Packera dimorphophylla +
variety +
campanulate +
equaling +
shorter +
fibrous-rooted +
perennial +