Packera neomexicana, May 19, 2022
P. neomexicana x. tridenticulata, May 28, 2022
Common & scientific names
New Mexico groundsel, Packera neomexicana OR P. neomexicana x. Three-toothed groundsel, P. tridenticulata
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Weller Curve, 9,400’ & south-facing rock field 10,100’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This flower could be a cross, i.e, a hybrid, between the two species named above, with its basal leaves (usually) having three lobes (the “teeth” of “tridenticulata”) and the plant having a hairy, cobwebby appearance overall (like the neomexicana species). Or it could just be P. neomexicana with its leaves rarely or not at all three-lobed like these below.
P. neomexicana, May 31, 2022, Grottos