Packera dimorphophylla var. intermedia

(T. M. Barkley) Trock & T. M. Barkley

Sida 18: 386. 1998.

EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Senecio dimorphophyllus var. intermedius T. M. Barkley Trans. Kansas Acad. Sci. 65: 362. 1963
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 585. Mentioned on page 584.

Plants 30–50 cm. Stems 1 (erect), not branched. Basal leaves: petioles narrowly, if at all, winged, lengths 1–3 times blades; blades suborbiculate to ovate-orbiculate, 1–5+ × 1–4 cm, bases subcordate to truncate. Cauline leaves clasping; subcordate (not auriculate).


Phenology: Flowering early Jul–early Aug.
Habitat: Open areas with damp soils
Elevation: 2500–2800 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Variety intermedia is known only from subalpine meadows in the La Sal Mountains of eastern Utah. It has been described as “intermediate” between var. dimorphophylla and Packera crocata.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.