Packera subnuda
Asteraceae
Alpine Meadow Groundsel
Erect. Stems hairless when mature. Basal leaves on petioles, blades thick and firm, widely spoon-shaped, wavy- to round-toothed or entire; stem leaves sessile, often deeply lobed, becoming smaller upward. Single flower head per stalk. Flower cup created of hairless green bracts, often with red-tinged tips, about 13 rays around 40 disk flowers. Grows in damp alpine meadows at mid to high elevations.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: Senecio Tribe,Composite
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 4–20 inches
- Habitat: Meadow, Subalpine
- Found In: Mt. Rainier NP, Steens, Wallowas, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
- Latin Synonyms: Packera cymbalarioides, Senecio cymbalarioides