Packera paupercula is a flowering plant species of the genus Packera and family Asteraceae, native to North America, where it is widespread across Canada and much of the United States. Its common names include balsam ragwort and balsam groundsel. It is a perennial herb that grows 1–3 feet (0.30–0.91 metres) tall. Its habitats include wet meadows, open woodlands, and rocky outcrops.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Balsam 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 plattensis
- Packera pseudaurea
- Packera indecora
- Packera streptanthifolia
- Packera anonyma
- Packera schweinitziana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Packera
- Species
- Packera paupercula
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