Packera

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Packera
Golden Ragwort Senecio aureus Flower 2184px.jpg
Packera aurea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Packera
Á. Löve & D. Löve
Type species
Packera aurea

Packera is a genus of about 64 [1] species of plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. Most species are commonly called ragworts or grounsels. Its members were previously included in the genus Senecio (where they were called aureoid senecios by Asa Gray), but were divided out based on chromosome numbers, a variety of morphological characters, and molecular phylogeny. [1]

Packera hesperia Packera hesperia 4676.JPG
Packera hesperia

Species

Sources: NRCS [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Trock, Debra K. (2006). "Packera". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 20. New York and Oxford via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  2. "Packera insulae-regalis - Michigan Flora". michiganflora.net. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  3. "Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Genus Packera A. Löve & D. Löve". The PLANTS Database. Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2008-04-01.