Taxon Report

Packera indecora (Greene) Á. Löve & D. Löve

rayless mountain ragwort

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© 2013 Kirsten Bovee

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

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Jul-Aug	Jul-Aug
Elevation:	1450-2000 (4755-6560)
General Habitats:	Meadows and seeps
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.2
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S2?
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.2 to 2B.2 on 2013-06-12

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	6
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	1
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	5

Location


California Endemic: False
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)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



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

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 30 December 2024].