Asteraceae

Falsegold groundsel

Packera pseudaurea (Rydb.) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Packera

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Falsegold groundsel (Packera pseudaurea) — FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Falsegold groundsel

Synonyms

Packera pseudaurea subsp. pseudaurea
Senecio pseudaureus f. pseudaureus
Senecio pseudaureus subsp. pseudaureus
Senecio pseudaureus var. pseudaureus

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 24 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ellen Watrous, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Patterson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aaron Gunnar https://www.inaturalist.org/people/aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daniel Kennedy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aaron Gunnar https://www.inaturalist.org/people/aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jeff Hansen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stephen Hornbeck, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Owen McElroy, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Gaskin, 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.