Packera anonyma

Packera anonyma
Small's ragwort
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Packera
Species: P. anonyma
Binomial name
Packera anonyma
Synonyms

Senecio anonymus Alph. Wood
Senecio smallii Britton
Source: NRCS[1]

Packera anonyma, called Appalachian ragwort and Small's ragwort, is a flowering plant in the Asteraceae (Aster Family).[1][2][3]

Distribution

The perennial herb is native to the lower Northeastern United States and across the Southeastern United States.[1] Regions it is found in include the Appalachian Mountains and the southeastern Great Lakes states.[1] It inhabits rock outcrops, roadsides, woods, and disturbed areas.[3]

Description

Packera anonyma produces abundant yellow flowers in May and early June.[1][3] It blooms April to May in the South, and early June to mid-July in the North.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Packera anonyma". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  2. ↑ ITIS.gov: Packera anonyma
  3. 1 2 3 Weakley, Alan S. (May 2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States (PDF). Chapel Hill, NC, USA: The University of North Carolina Herbarium. p. 1157.
  4. ↑ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network−NPIN.org: Packera anonyma (Small's ragwort)


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