Packera hesperia is a flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. Commonly known as western ragwort and as serpentine groundsel, it is endemic to the Siskiyou Mountains, where it grows on serpentine soils. Conservation groups have identified this species as vulnerable, in part due to its limited geographic distribution.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Serpentine 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 hesperia
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