Packera actinella, synonym Senecio actinella, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.[1] Known as flagstaff ragwort, it is a perennial herb native to Arizona, New Mexico, and part of northern Mexico.[2][3] It is an arid land plant, sending up solitary flowering heads on long stalks above a perennial basal mat in ponderosa pine forests.

Packera actinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Packera
Species:
P. actinella
Binomial name
Packera actinella
(Greene) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve
Synonyms[1]
  • Senecio actinella Greene
  • Senecio mogollonicus Greene

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Packera actinella (Greene) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  2. ^ "USDA Plants Database".
  3. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".