Packera obovata
(Golden Groundsel)
Packera obovata, Smith Spring, Guadalupe Mountains NP 5635/5663
Packera obovata, Old Lampasas Trail, Austin, Travis Co. 1677
Packera obovata, Old Lampasas Trail, Austin, Travis Co. 1677
Packera obovata, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 0162
Packera obovata, Smith Spring, Guadalupe Mountains NP 5692
Packera obovata, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 0168
Packera obovata, Smith Spring, Guadalupe Mountains NP 5670
Packera obovata, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 0166
| Scientific Name | Packera obovata (Senecio obovatus) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PAOB6 |
| Common Name | Golden Groundsel, Round-leaf Groundsel | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 565368 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Shady, moist calcareous soils in valleys and canyons. Plant: Erect perennial, single unbranched stem 8 to 20+ inches tall. Leaves: Basal leaves crowded, oval, margins serrate, 3/4 to 3-1/4 inches long, on petioles 2 to 4 times as long as the leaves; sparse stem leaves are narrowly lanceolate or oblanceolate and usually deeply pinnately-lobed and clasping. Inflorescence: Terminal clusters of 6 to 15 or more yellow composite flowers each 1/2 to 3/4-inch across; 8 to 13+ ray florets and 40 to 50 disk florets; 13 to 21 green phyllaries below, sometimes reddish tips. Bloom Period: March to May. References: "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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