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Packera aurea
Golden Ragwort
Florida native
A rare wildflower in Florida, found in floodplains of four panhandle counties; Gadsden, Liberty, Leon and Wakulla and Taylor County in the big bend. The range extends throughout eastern North America, west into Texas and Oklahoma and north into Canada.
A perennial with mostly basal cordate leaves with long petioles and greatly reduced stem leaves that are deeply pinnately lobed. The golden-yellow flowers appear in flattened clusters throughout the spring. The flowers are up to 2.5cm (1 in.) across and the phyllaries have purple or red tips.
Packera aurea is a member of the Asteraceae - Aster family.
Other species of the Packera genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Packera glabella - BUTTERWEED
Packera obovata - ROUNDLEAF RAGWORT
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Feb 26, 2022
