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