Packera pseudaurea var. semicordata
Sida 18: 386. 1998.
Endemic
Basionym: Senecio semicordatus Mackenzie & Bush Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 16: 107. 1905
Synonyms: Senecio pseudaureus var. semicordatus (Mackenzie & Bush) T. M. Barkley
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 597.
Plants 20–40+ cm (slender). Basal leaves: petiole lengths 1.5–2 times blades; blades broadly lanceolate to ovate, 20–40 × 10–20 mm, margins crenate. Heads 6–12 in open or slightly congested, corymbiform or cymiform arrays. Phyllaries 4–6 mm. 2n = 88, 126, 138.
Phenology: Flowering early Apr–mid Jun.
Habitat: Damp areas and open prairies
Elevation: 300–1500 m
Distribution
Iowa, Kans., Minn., Mo., Nebr., N.Dak., S.Dak.
Discussion
Variety semicordata resembles var. flavula; it grows in open prairies.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.