Plant Portrait

Scientific Name:

 Senecio aureus (=Packera aurea)

Common Name:

 Golden Ragwort, Groundsel

Native/Alien:

 Native

Type:

 Perennial

Basal Leaves

Plants are just coming up.

leaves at the base

Tom Harville's garden, Cary
© Tom Harville

Stem Leaves

stem leaves

Black Mountain, late March 2005
© MB Baumeister

Budding Stalks

budding stalks

Black Mountain, late March 2005
© MB Baumeister

Closeup of Buds

buds, closeup

Black Mountain, late March 2005
© MB Baumeister

Beginning to Open

begining to open

Black Mountain, early April 2005
© MB Baumeister

Flowers

flowers!

Black Mountain, April 2005
© MB Baumeister

Blooming Plant

plant in bloom

Black Mountain, April 2005
© MB Baumeister

Links:

 USDA PLANTS Database Record

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