Packera neomexicana var. mutabilis
Phytologia 49: 47. 1981.
Basionym: Senecio mutabilis Greene
Synonyms: Senecio metcalfei Greene ex Wooton & Standley Senecio neomexicanus var. mutabilis (Greene) T. M. Barkley Senecio neomexicanus var. metcalfei (Greene ex Wooton & Standley) T. M. Barkley
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Perennials, loosely tomentose or glabrate, taprooted (caudices branched or weakly spreading). Stems 1 or 2–3. Basal leaves: blades narrow, bases tapering, margins subentire or irregularly dentate. Cauline leaves conspicuous (abruptly reduced). 2n = 46, 92.
Phenology: Flowering late Apr–mid Jul.
Habitat: Rocky, well-drained soils, meadows, coniferous woodlands
Elevation: 1800–3000 m
Distribution
Ariz., Colo., N.Mex., Utah.
Discussion
Variety mutabilis is abundant throughout the Colorado Plateau. It may hybridize with P. tridenticulata, P. streptanthifolia, and P. fendleri. T. M. Barkley (1968, 1980) recognized P. neomexicana var. metcalfei, separating the two on degree and location of dentations on the leaf margins and indicating that var. metcalfei was distributed along the Mogollon rim and var. mutabilis was from north of the Mogollon rim.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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