Packera schweinitziana

(Nutt.) W.A. Weber & A. Love

New England Ragwort

G5Secure (G5?) Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128123
Element CodePDAST8H2U0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusPackera
Synonyms
Senecio schweinitzianusNutt.
Other Common Names
Schweinitz's Groundsel (EN) Schweinitz's ragwort (EN) Schweinitz's Ragwort (EN) Séneçon de Schweinitz (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-08-26
Change Date1984-11-05
Threat Impact Comments
Somewhat threatened by lack of disturbance (resulting in succession) and loss of grassy bald habitat; a possibility of human disturbance such as trampling and flower picking is also reported (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaS2Yes
MaineSNRYes
New YorkS4Yes
VermontS5Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
TennesseeS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Vermont (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 7: Asteraceae, part 2. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 666 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.