Asteraceae

Alpine groundsel

Packera pauciflora (Pursh) Á.Löve & D.Löve

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Packera

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Alpine groundsel (Packera pauciflora) — FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Alpine groundsel

Synonyms

Senecio aureus var. discoideus Hook.
Senecio discoideus Britton
Senecio lemberti Greene
Senecio pauciflorus f. pauciflorus
Senecio pauciflorus subsp. pauciflorus

Flowers

In flower: July to August (from 59 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: no rights reserved, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Caleb Catto, 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.