Packera macounii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Packera macounii (Greene) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve

Siskiyou mountain ragwort

2022 Ryan O'Dell

2011 Ryan Batten

2014 Dana York

2008 Keir Morse

Packera macounii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Senecio macounii

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search (117 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Packera
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Ultramafic affinity: 5.1 - broad endemic

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


CNPS + PLANTS	Senecio ligulifolius
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Senecio macounii

Information about Packera macounii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PAMA35) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/28/2023).