Asteraceae
Saffron ragwort
Packera crocata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Packera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Saffron ragwort
Synonyms
- Senecio aureus var. croceus A.Gray
- Senecio crocatus Rydb.
- Senecio crocatus var. crocatus
- Senecio crocatus var. wolfii Greenm.
- Senecio pyrrhochrous Greene
- Senecio tracyi Rydb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Lisa Mainz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: marek, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael A. Thaibinh, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.