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Asteraceae

Roundleaf ragwort

Packera obovata (Muhl. ex Willd.) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Packera

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Roundleaf ragwort: flowers of Packera obovata
Photo: -- SB_Johnny, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Roundleaf ragwort

Synonyms

  • Senecio aureus var. obovatus (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Senecio elliottii Torr. & A.Gray
  • Senecio elongatus Pursh
  • Senecio obovatus f. obovatus
  • Senecio obovatus var. obovatus
  • Senecio rotundus (Britton) Small

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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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.