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Butterweed
Packera glabella (formerly Senecio glabellus)
33.3839, -81.9556
Field Notes
Description:
Wildflower with multiple flower discs (yellow disc heads and yellow rays) on a long stalk. Plant is 1 to 3 feet tall with alternate, lobed leaves.
Habitat:
Native to United States. Growing on a pond dam at Phinizy Swamp Nature Park near Augusta (Richmond County), GA.
Notes:
It's also called Cress-leaf groundsel and Yellowtop. Thanks to chesterbperry for the identification of this wildflower.
Reference Links:
Packera glabella (Butterweed) | Image Gallery #26136
Species ID Suggestions
Butterweed
Packera glabella
2
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedApril 7, 2013
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