Asteraceae
Prairie groundsel
Packera plattensis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Packera
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Prairie groundsel, Prairie ragwort
- Japanese
- パッケラ・プラッテンシス
Synonyms
- Senecio pseudotomentosus Mack. & Bush
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June (from 357 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Biennial, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jason Leduc, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Owen McElroy, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: ashleyrsteel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: lejones417, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: hr_dragonfly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: pynklynx, CC0, 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.