Connecticut Plants
Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
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.
- Synonyms: Senecio aureus
- 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
