Packera fendleri
(Fendler's Ragwort)
Packera fendleri, Lake Dillon, Summit Co. 5682
Packera fendleri, Frisco Peninsula, Summit Co. 4487
Packera fendleri, Frisco Peninsula, Summit Co. 4494
Packera fendleri, Frisco Peninsula, Summit Co. 4455
Packera fendleri, Lake Dillon, Summit Co. 5689
Packera fendleri, Frisco Peninsula, Summit Co. 4489
| Scientific Name | Packera fendleri | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PAFE4 |
| Common Name | Fendler's Groundsel, Fendler's Ragwort | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 518146 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Foothills to subalpine (5000 to 11500); rocky, gravelly sites on hillsides, streambanks, disturbed areas, open forests.
Plant: Erect perennial 4 to 16 inches tall, single or multiple woolly stems. Leaves: Basal leaves are petiolate, blades lanceolate to oblanceolate, 1 to 2-1/2 inches long, lobed or wavy edges; stem leaves similar, but sessile and smaller. Inflorescence: Open, corymb arrays of 6 to 25 heads with 6 to 8 yellow, backward-curving ray florets around a center of 30 to 45 yellow to brown disk florets. Bloom Period: May to September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, American Southwest and SEINet. | BONAP Distribution Map Map Color Key |
Colorado Status: Native |
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