Packera aurea (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve

Golden Ragwort, Golden Groundsel

Synonyms: Senecio aureus, Senecio aureus var. gracilis, Senecio aureus var. intercursus, Senecio gracilis

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Packera

Species: Packera aurea

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACW

PHOTOS OF Packera aurea