Status: Native, Species of Concern USFWS, Species of Concern State of NM, Sensitive Species USFS
Synonyms:
Senecio cardamine Greene
Packera cardamine is an upper elevation herb found only in the Mogollon Mountains above 7,000 feet. It is
unmistakeable when mature with its nearly round toothed leaves that are cordate at the base and purple underneath. The
round, petiolate leaves lie nearly flat on the ground. Packera cardamine
is found in mixed conifer and Ponderosa Pine forest habitats in shady areas that are mostly north facing.
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Packera cardamine, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road near Redstone, May 10, 2009
Packera cardamine, adaxial (top) surface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road near Redstone, May 10, 2009
Packera cardamine, abaxial (bottom) surface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road near Redstone, May 10, 2009
Packera cardamine, DAZ herbarium, collector C.A. Huff with Diego Villalba 2236, 16 June 1995, FS trail 206
Packera cardamine, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, May 17, 2010
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