Rugelia nudicaulis

Shuttleworth ex Chapman

Fl. S.E. U.S., 246. 1860.

IllustratedEndemicConservation concern
Synonyms: Senecio rugelia A. Gray Cacalia rugelia (A. Gray) T. M. Barkley & Cronquist
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 626.

Leaf blades 5–15+ × 3–10+ cm, marginal teeth 17–22 on each side. Phyllaries 10–13(–14) mm. Corollas 8–10 mm. Cypselae 4–6 mm; pappi 8–10+ mm. 2n = 56.


Phenology: Flowering summer.
Habitat: Forests, edges of openings in spruce-fir and hardwood regions
Elevation: 1400–2000 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Rugelia nudicaulis is known mostly from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the North Carolina–Tennessee border.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Rugelia nudicaulis"
Theodore M. Barkley† +
Shuttleworth ex Chapman +
N.C. +  and Tenn. +
1400–2000 m +
Forests, edges of openings in spruce-fir and hardwood regions +
Flowering summer. +
Fl. S.E. U.S., +
Illustrated +, Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
Senecio rugelia +  and Cacalia rugelia +
Rugelia nudicaulis +
species +