Packera obovata, commonly known as roundleaf ragwort, spoon-leaved ragwort, or roundleaf groundsel is an erect perennial herb in the Asteraceae (aster) family native to eastern North America. It was previously called Senecio obovatus. Basal and lower leaves are obovate with toothed margins, while upper leaves are pinnately divided. The ray flowers are yellow and the disk flowers orange-yellow, the inflorescences being held well above the foliage.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Roundleaf ragwort being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Packera aurea
- Packera serpenticola
- Packera paupercula
- Packera coahuilensis
- Packera plattensis
- Packera glabella
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Packera
- Species
- Packera obovata
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