Packera castoreus
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643fd3544790f467673357 |
| Scientific name | Packera castoreus |
| Authority | (S.L.Welsh) Kartesz |
| First published in | Synth. N. Amer. Fl., nomencl. innov. Nomencl. Innov.: n.° 20 (1999) |
Description Top
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Packera castoreus, also known as Beaver Mountain groundsel or Beaver Mountain ragwort, is a rare flowering plant in the aster family that is found only in the Tushar Mountains of Utah, USA. It is a small plant with woolly stems and leaves, and its flower heads do not have ray florets. This plant is mainly found in the Fishlake National Forest, specifically on Mt. Belknap and Gold Mountain, and is estimated to have 7 to 10 occurrences in total. It grows in alpine tundra habitat above the tree line, on barren talus slopes that are exposed to strong winds. Other plants that can be found in this habitat include sky pilot, Mt. Belknap draba, and various grasses.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Senecio castoreus | S.L.Welsh | Rhodora 95: 399 (fig.) (1993) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | beaver mountain ragwort |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Northern America click to expand
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Southwestern U.S.A.
- Utah
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Southwestern U.S.A.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000131034 |
| USDA Plants | PACA35 |
| Tropicos | 50230142 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1212636-2 |
| The Plant List | gcc-91914 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3899451 |
| Nature Serve | 2.133698 |
| IPNI | 1212636-2 |
| iNaturalist | 166028 |
| GBIF | 3114017 |
| Freebase | /m/0hglrxk |
| EOL | 478333 |
| USDA GRIN | 463839 |
| Wikipedia | Packera_castoreus |
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| In public collections | 0 |