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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Packera obovata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Read more about Roundleaf Ragwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Packera obovata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Packera obovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-19-009:
Senecio obovatus
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Senecio obovatus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Senecio rotundus
COMMON NAME:
Roundleaf Ragwort, Roundleaf Groundsel, Spatulate-leaved Ragwort, Running Ragwort
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_seob2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm170226_313
February Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm170226_314
February Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm090321_039
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Involucral bracts purple-tipped, 0.2" [5mm] long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
COMPARE
involucral bracts of DYCs with ray and disc flowers
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JK Marlow jkm090321_042
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm090321_060
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm090321_070
March Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm070407_009
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm070407_010
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm090412_036
April Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
8-10 irregularly spaced ray flowers. Disk yellow, 0.3-.6" across, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm090412_130
April Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Basal lvs rounded->obovate, tapering or abruptly narrowing to long petiole, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm130422_640
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm130422_650
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4150
April Greenville County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmsobovatus_cane1
April Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
Disc flowers of the Senecio species are perfect [bisexual], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_senecio_obovatus
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_senecio_obovatus_3
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_senecio_obovatus_7
April
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JK Marlow s070407_a
April McCormick County SC
Stevens Creek Heritage Preserve
[stem leaf on right] Stem leaves piinnately lobed & sessile upward, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm080504_084
May Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm080504_089
May Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm210516_0387
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow s080504_a
May Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Basal leaves have obovate or nearly round blades tapering at the base, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm121027_820
October Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm121027_823
October Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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Tim Spira tpspobovatus
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (4/24/22):
Packera obovata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Packera obovata
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Packera obovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-19-009:
Senecio obovatus
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Senecio obovatus
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Senecio rotundus
1361
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA Mtns, uncommon in NC-SC Mtns & GA&NC Pdmt, rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC
Habitat: Nutrient rich forests and woodlands (dry or moist), usually over calcareous or mafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora
NEW! Click here to see a map from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US showing range and abundance.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Yellow
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate & fertile
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p255
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South p112
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p171
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p181
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p378
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p304
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p130
- Wildflowers in the Field and Forest p218
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p323
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p374
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p198