Rugelia
| Rugels ragwort | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Rugelia Shuttlew. ex Chapm. |
| Species: | R. nudicaulis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlew. ex Chapm. | |
Rugelia nudicaulis, or Rugels ragwort, is the sole species of the genus Rugelia which blooms in summer, is a wildflower endemic to higher elevations in the Great Smoky Mountains.[1] It is a rare species in Tennessee.[2] It was first placed in the genus Senecio, then moved to Cacalia and finally placed in a genus of its own, Rugelia. Genetic diversity in this plant, assessed using allozymes, is so low that the species may not survive changing environmental conditions.[3]
See also
- Wildflowers of the Great Smoky Mountains
- Genetic diversity
- - Tennessee Native Plant Society
References
- Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, Duhl, Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians, Lone Pine Publishing, (2005) p 372, ISBN 978-1-55105-428-5