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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
Wildflowers of the Southeastern United States profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Feb 25, 2022
