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Packera millefolium
Also called Blue Ridge Ragwort, Yarrowleaf Groundsel, Yarrowleaf Ragwort
Packera millefolium, commonly known as Yarrowleaf Ragwort, Blue Ridge Groundsel, or Piedmont Ragwort is part of the Asteracea or Aster family. It is a perennial and belongs to the genus Packera. The species is endemic to the mainland United States, and it is found primarily in the Eastern United States. Populations range from as far west as the Appalachian to as far east as the Piedmont region. It is found on dry rocky surfaces, and it typically grows to be roughly 1 to 3 feet in height. Packera millefolium is known to hybridize, and can be toxic if consumed.
The species is often found at higher elevations on dry and rocky surfaces such as cliffs, slopes, rocky outcrops, and granitic domes. Since it is a Ragwort, Packera millefolium, typically colonizes in patches in open habitats, and it thrives in environments that receive at least 870 mm of rainfall a year.
Packera actinella · Small's ragwort · 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
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Packera millefolium 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.
