Prairie Ragwort
Packera plattensis
(formerly Senecio plattensis)

Prairie Ragwort (Packera plattensis) Other common names: Platte Groundsel, Platte Ragwort

Other scientific names: Senecio plattensis, Senecio pseudotomentosus

Family: Composite Family (Asteraceae)

Group: Ragworts

Flowers: Spring;  Yellow

Habitat: Fields and Open Areas

Native/Non-native: Native

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Range Map is at the bottom of the page
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Prairie Ragwort (Packera plattensis) flowers

Prairie Ragwort flowers in early June.

Prairie Ragwort (Packera plattensis) flowers

Flowers with a hand for scale.

Prairie Ragwort (Packera plattensis) basal leaves

Prairie Ragwort basal leaves.

Prairie Ragwort (Packera plattensis) leaves

Prairie Ragwort (Packera plattensis) leaf

Underside of a Prairie Ragwort leaf.

Prairie Ragwort (Packera plattensis) stem leaves

Stem leaves.
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Range map for Prairie Ragwort (Packera plattensis)

PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.

(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website and is displayed here in accordance with their Policies)

 

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