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Packera aurea (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Common Name: GOLDEN RAGWORT
Coefficient of Conservatism: 5
Coefficient of Wetness: -3
Wetness Index: FACW
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb

Senecio aureus of Michigan Flora.

Floodplains, hardwood and conifer swamps (especially in openings, on hummocks, and in springy places), depressions in upland forests; stream margins, sedge meadows, fens, moist thickets, ditches.

See comments under P. indecora, to which this species is rather similar. Blades of the basal leaves can range from 0.5 to 10 cm broad, expanding as the plant flowers and fruits. 

R. W. Smith

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Alcona
Alger
Allegan
Alpena
Antrim
Arenac
Baraga
Barry
Benzie
Berrien
Branch
Calhoun
Cass
Cheboygan
Chippewa
Clare
Clinton
Crawford
Delta
Dickinson
Emmet
Genesee
Gogebic
Grand Traverse
Gratiot
Hillsdale
Houghton
Ingham
Iron
Isabella
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kent
Keweenaw
Lake
Lapeer
Lenawee
Livingston
Mackinac
Macomb
Manistee
Marquette
Mecosta
Menominee
Midland
Monroe
Montcalm
Montmorency
Newaygo
Oakland
Oceana
Ogemaw
Ontonagon
Oscoda
Otsego
Presque Isle
Sanilac
Schoolcraft
St. Clair
St. Joseph
Tuscola
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wayne

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/413