Participant Info

Species

Packera fendleri [Senecio fendleri] [Senecio canovirens]

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

Platte groundsel

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1938

LatestDate

2021

Ecosystem

shrubland, foothill, montane

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

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

Passes

Cochetopa, La Veta, Mosca, Music, North

WildlifePreserves

Big Meadows Reservoir, Brown Lakes, Coller, Rio Grande

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Saguache Co, trail to North Crestone Lake 30 Aug 2014; Mineral Co, Farmer's trail trailhead S of Creede 2 Aug 2021

Comments

Platte groundsel is common in the Watershed ranges east and west, found in meadows, rocky outcrops, and forest openings. There have been no collections of Packera fendleri from the Culebras, although many from the Cristos in New Mexico. Its USA range is mostly confined to the Central and Southern Rockies. It is present in the Rio Grande drainage through all of New Mexico to the tip of west Texas (Jeff Davis Co).

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