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Smith, R.W.

Packera pseudaurea

Packera pseudaurea (Rydb.) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve

False Gold Groundsel

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: PAPS5

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 28 inches tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: CA , CO , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , MN , MO , MT , ND , NE , NM , NV , OR , SD , WA , WY
Canada: AB , BC , MB , SK
Native Habitat: Damp stream banks, wet meadows, open, wet woodlands. (Webref 3).

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			FACW		FACW	FACW		FACW	FACW	FACW

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Packera pseudaurea in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Packera pseudaurea in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Packera pseudaurea

Metadata

Record Modified: 2016-02-24
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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