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This is one of three species of ragwort in Connecticut, all with similar flowers. The basal (lowest) leaves of golden ragwort are heart-shaped. Roundleaf ragwort has egg-shaped basal leaves; balsam ragwort has oblong to lance-shaped basal leaves.

• Family: Aster (Asteraceae)
• Habitat: wet woods, meadows, swamps
• Height: 1-3 feet
• Flower size: flower head 3/4 inch wide
• Flower color: yellow
• Flowering time: May to June
• Origin: native