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roundleaf ragwort

Packera obovata

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28 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ohio.January 17, February 18, March 32, April 198, May 110, June 25, July 22, August 20, September 24, October 19, November 14, December 13.
United States7,313
Ohio2,042
Texas1,454
Indiana1,196
Kentucky867
Missouri809
Tennessee668
Arkansas624
New York511
Pennsylvania489

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusAmerican groundsels and ragworts · Packera

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Practise roundleaf ragwort with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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