Single Record

Counties: Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

PhotoRecords: YES Richard Haswell: Rio Grande Co, CO Alder Creek north of South Fork, 5 July 2020

Comments: The Watershed variety of Packera neomexicana is var. mutabilis. The species is fairly common in the foothills and montane on both sides of the Valley, although more commonly recorded from the west side. The species follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico from north to south (and on into Mexico), but does not follow the river into Texas. The USA distribution centers on Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Note that in 2008 B. L. Turner included P. neomexicana under P. thurberi, but authorities such as POWO and Allred et al. (2020) give back P. neomexican its species status. One salient distinction between the species is that the basal leaves of P. thurberi are largely glabrous, usually narrowly lanceolate, and weakly dentate; whereas those of P. neomexicana are clearly cottony (flocose), only 2-4 times longer than broad, and usually strongly dentate. However, P. neomexicana and P. thurberi hybridize, resulting in considerable variety in both species.