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Small's ragwort

Packera anonyma

Also called Small Ragwort, Appalachian Groundsel, Appalachian Ragwort, Small's Groundsel, Smalls Ragwort

Small's ragwort
Photo: Pieter Pelser, CC BY 3.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
E. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Packera anonyma, called Appalachian ragwort and Small's ragwort, is a flowering plant in the Asteraceae (aster family).

Where it grows

A perennial herb native to the lower Northeastern United States and across the Southeastern United States, it is found in regions including the Appalachian Mountains and the southeastern Great Lakes states. It inhabits rock outcrops, roadsides, woods, and disturbed areas.

Other Packera plants

Packera actinella · Shale barren ragwort · Golden ragwort · San Bernardino ragwort · Bolander's ragwort · Brewer's ragwort · Woolly groundsel · Bittercress ragwort · Beaver Mountain ragwort · Cleveland's ragwort · Widehead groundsel · Fendler's ragwort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Packera anonyma by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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