Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Packera streptanthifolia is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Rocky Mountain groundsel. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to New Mexico, where it can be found in mountain habitat including woodlands and rocky slopes. It is a perennial herb producing usually one erect stem, sometimes a cluster of a few stems, 10 to 60 centimeters in maximum height. The spatula-shaped basal leaves have oval or lance-shaped blades on long petioles. They are thick, firm, and sometimes somewhat succulent. Leaves higher on the stem are smaller, thinner, and simpler, and may lack petioles.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

4 - 24 in Tall

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Color

Yellow

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Wetland-Riparian