Participant Info

Species

Packera paupercula [Senecio pauperculus] [Senecio flavovirens]

Family

Asteraceae

CommonName

balsam groundsel

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1912

LatestDate

2019

Ecosystem

montane

Geobotanical

Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras

Counties

Costilla, Mineral, Saguache

Passes

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

Comments

Although widespread in the US—with a scattered presence in all states except for California, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and Louisiana—balsam groundsel is uncommon in the Watershed. There are only three records: Carnero Creek (Saguache Co); East Pass Creek (Saguache Co); and Culebra Canyon (Costilla Co). BONAP (2022) and Ackerfield (2015) show Mineral Co with no vouchers in SEINet. In New Mexico, it has only a few Rio Grande drainage locations, in Sierra and Otero counties. Packera paupercula is found near creeks or ponds. It is an extremely variable species.

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