Packera cana (syn. Senecio canus) is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name woolly groundsel. It is native to western and central North America. It is often found growing in sagebrush scrub habitats, open forests, meadows, and rocky areas.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Woolly groundsel 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Packera
- Species
- Packera cana
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