BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Packera subnuda var. moresbiensis
Haida Gwaii butterweed
| Scientific Name: | Packera subnuda var. moresbiensis (Calder & Taylor) D.K. Trock | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name Synonyms: |
Senecio moresbiensis
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| English Name: | Haida Gwaii butterweed | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | 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. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Variety | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Vascular Plant | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | PACKSUB2 | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | G5T3T4 (May 2016) | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | S4S5 (Mar 2020) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Yellow | ||||||||||
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| Habitats: (Type / Subtype / Dependence) |
Grassland/Shrub / Meadow / Facultative - frequent use
Wetland / Bog / Facultative - frequent use |
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| Global Habitat Comments: | Montane to alpine habitat in shady wet areas and bogs, on open, rocky or boggy slopes, and in open, rocky heath or grass communities (B82DOU01AKUS). | ||||||||||
| Provincial Phenology: (1st half of month/ 2nd half of month) |
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| Endemic: | N | ||||||||||
| Global Range Comment: | The Queen Charlotte Islands of British Columbia, with disjunct populations in southeastern Alaska and on northwestern Vancouver Island. | ||||||||||
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| Global Information Author: | DELAPP, J. | ||||||||||
| Last Updated: | Oct 17, 1990 | ||||||||||
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| References and Related Literature | |||||||||||
Douglas, G.W. 1996. Endemic Vascular Plants of British Columbia and Immediately Adjacent Regions. Can. Field-Nat. 110(3):387-391. |
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Douglas, G.W., D. Meidinger, and J. Penny. 2002. Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia, 2nd ed. B.C. Conserv. Data Centre, Terrestrial Inf. Branch, Victoria. 358pp. |
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Douglas, G.W., G.D. Straley, and D. Meidinger, eds. 1998b. Illustrated Flora of British Columbia, Vol. 1, Gymnosperms and Dicotyledons (Aceraceae through Asteraceae). B.C. Minist. Environ., Lands and Parks, Wildl. Branch, and B.C. Minist. For. Res. Program. 436pp. |
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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. |
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Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. 1990. Species Summary: Packera subnuda var. moresbiensis. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 13, 2026).