Packera obovata, commonly known as roundleaf ragwort,[1]spoon-leaved ragwort,[2]roundleaf groundsel,[3] or squaw-weed,[4] is an erect perennial herb in the Asteraceae (aster) family native to eastern North America. It was previously called Senecio obovatus. Basal and lower leaves are obovate with toothed margins, while upper leaves are pinnately divided. The ray flowers are yellow and the disk flowers orange-yellow, the inflorescences being held well above the foliage.
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Packera obovata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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^Denison, Edgar (2017). Missouri Wildflowers (Sixth ed.). Conservation Commission of the State of Missouri. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-887247-59-7.
Packeraobovata, commonly known as roundleaf ragwort, spoon-leaved ragwort, roundleaf groundsel, or squaw-weed, is an erect perennial herb in the Asteraceae...
groundsels Members of Packera, a segregate of Senecio Golden groundsel, Packera aurea (Senecio aureus) Golden groundsel, Packeraobovata (Senecio obovatus)...
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