Packera aurea
A bright flower of the wetlands blooming in late spring
Packera aurea golden ragwort
Synonyms:
Senecio aureus
Perennial herb with erect flowering stems 1 to 3 feet high growing from a creeping rhizome. Flowers are bright, shiny yellow, daisy-like and showy. Basal leaves are cordate and stem leaves narrow, small and pinnatifid.
Habitat & Range
Prefers to grow in wetland margins, wet meadows, along stream shores. Also found in woodlands.
Present throughout the state.
| EMP: | FACW |
|---|---|
| NCNE: | FACW |
Phenology
Flowers May to July.
Characteristics
Flowers multiple heads per inflorescence, up to 13 rays; narrow floral bracts are purple-tinged.
Basal leaves cordate base, long petiole.
Cauline leaves reduced, pinnatifid, bluntly toothed; sessile or clasping the stem.
Stems are simple, erect, glabrous (except when very young).
Fruits glabrous achenes.
Special Characters
Bracts are tinged with purple so the heads of the flowers look purple before they open.
Plant Codes
S-rank: No rank
G-rank: G5 (Secure)
APG/Taxonomization Info
Formerly known as Senecio aureus.
Packera aurea golden ragwort
