Species Details

Packera indecora

rayless mountain ragwort

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Classification

Scientific Name: Packera indecora (Greene) Á. Löve & D. Löve
Common Name: rayless mountain ragwort
Family:	Asteraceae
Element Code:	PDAST8H1R0
USDA Plants Symbol:	PAIN11
Synonyms/Other Names: Senecio indecorus Greene

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2?
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	2001-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-07-07

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial herb

Blooming Period: Jul-Aug

Elevation:
1450 - 2000 meters
4755 - 6560 feet

General Habitats:

Meadows and seeps (mesic)

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Notes

Notes: Threatened by grazing. See Senecio indecorus in The Jepson Manual (1993). See Phytologia 49(1): 44-50 (1981) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					6
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	1	0	0	0	5

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	5
Recent <=20 Years	1

Presence:
Presumed Extant	6
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), California (CA), Idaho (ID), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), Oregon (OR), Washington (WA), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Fresno (FRE), Lassen (LAS), Shasta (SHA), Sierra (SIE), Tulare (TUL)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Harvey Mtn. (4012161), Lassen Peak (4012145), Manzanita Lake (4012155), Mt. Darwin (3711826), Mt. Kaweah (3611854), Reading Peak (4012144), Webber Peak (3912044), West Prospect Peak (4012154)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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