Asteraceae
Golden ragwort
Packera aurea
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Packera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Golden ragwort
Synonyms
- Cacalia aurea (L.) MacMill.
- Cineraria balsamita Lam.
- Senecio aureus L.
- Senecio aureus f. aureus
- Senecio aureus var. aquilonius Fernald
- Senecio aureus var. ashei Greenm.
- Senecio aureus var. aurantiacus Farw.
- Senecio aureus var. gracilis (Pursh) Hook.
- Senecio aureus var. intercursus Fernald
- Senecio fastigiatus var. fastigiatus
- Senecio gracilis Pursh
- Senecio rotundifolius Stokes
- Tephroseris aurea (L.) Konechn.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 1,676 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Matt Felperin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Greg Gurley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David Gorsline, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Chris Hoess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Choosenativeplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Choosenativeplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Choosenativeplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Carol Ann McCormick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Choosenativeplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Cory, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Choosenativeplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.