Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Packera
Species: cardamine
Heartleaf Groundsel - Packera cardamine
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
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
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NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)