Asteraceae
Widehead groundsel
Packera eurycephala
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Packera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Widehead groundsel
Synonyms
- Senecio eurycephalus Torr. & A.Gray
- Senecio eurycephalus var. eurycephalus
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: DeanWmTaylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Colin J Pryor, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Colin J Pryor, 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.