Packera fendleri (A.Gray) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Packera fendleri (A.Gray) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve

Packera fendleri (A.Gray) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve

Packera fendleri, or Fendler's ragwort, is a perennial flowering plant in the Asteraceae family native to the southern Rocky Mountains.

Family
Genus
Packera
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Packera fendleri (A.Gray) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve

Packera fendleri (A.Gray) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, commonly known as Fendler's ragwort. It is native to the southern Rocky Mountains, and occurs in the U.S. states of Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico. It is a common plant that grows in a wide variety of habitats. This species is a perennial herb that grows to a maximum height of around 16 inches. It flowers from late May to early October. When flowering, it produces an inflorescence holding 6 to 25 flower heads. Each flower head is lined with 13 green phyllaries, and contains many disk florets plus 6 to 8 or more yellow ray florets.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Packera

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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