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Species Information

Kingdom: Plantae
  Phylum: Anthophyta
    Class: Dicotyledoneae
      Order: Asterales
        Family: Asteraceae
          Genus: Packera
            Species: cardamine

Heartleaf Groundsel - Packera cardamine

Heartleaf Groundsel

Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Perennial herb; herbage glabrous; stems 2-5 dm tall; leaves mostly basal, heart-shaped to nearly round, petiolate, semisucculent, blades 2-5 cm long and across; upper stem leaves few, sessile, clasping, longer than wide; inflorescence of 1-3 flower heads teminating stems; heads about 1 cm high; phyllaries narrow, in a single series; ray flowers 8-10 per head, about 5 mm long, yellow; disk flowers yellow, numerous; pappus of numerous white capillary bristles; achenes glabrous. Flowers late April to August.

Status

Global Rank: G3

State Rank: S2

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USFS Status: R3 SCC

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NMRP Strategy Status: Strategy Species

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 6

Number of Mapped Locations: 60

Number of Observations: 63

Observation date range: 07-10-1965 to 08-06-2015

External Links

View More Information about this species at:
  NatureServe Explorer
  New Mexico Rare Plants Website
  Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)

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