Flower ID: IMG_1144.JPG-05-31-2022 Flower name (scientific): Packera aurea (Linnaeus) Á. Löve & D. Löve PY: 1975. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) PAK-er-uh ARE-ee-uh Flower name (common): Golden Ragwort Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Named to honor the Canadian botanist John G. Packer (1929 – 2019). Specific epithet: Latin for golden, refers to the bright yellow-colored flowers. Common name origin: For the flower color. The first use of ragwort goes back to the thirteenth century. It refered to plants having a ragged form for the leaves. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 1.3 inches (1.3 to 3.3 cm) Petal count: 11 Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-flat Plant description: Size: 6 to 36 inches (15 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple and lobed Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, basal cordate to reniform, cauline oblong to lyrate (FNA), basal cordate-orbicular to cordate-oval, cauline pinnatifid (IL), basal oblong-ovate to nearly circular, stem leaves deeply pinnately lobed (MB) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon Bloom time (typical): May to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodlands, savannas, forests, meadows, streambanks, lake and pond margins, fens, swamps, moist to wet, semi shade to sun. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.809165 Longitude: -91.526673 Altitude: 238.60 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Senecio aureus Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 870. 1753. Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACW Wetland Status (MW): FACW