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| Rugelia | |
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Conservation status
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Rugelia Shuttlew. ex Chapm. |
| Species: | R. nudicaulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Rugelia nudicaulis Shuttlew. ex Chapm.
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Rugelia nudicaulis (Rugel's Indian plantain[1] or Rugels ragwort), the sole species of the genus Rugelia, blooms in summer. It is a wildflower endemic to higher elevations in the Great Smoky Mountains.[2] It is a rare species in Tennessee.[3] First placed in the genus Senecio, then moved to Cacalia it was 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.[4]
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Categories: [Senecioneae] [Monotypic Asteraceae genera]