Characteristics
Packera obovata (Muhl. ex Willd.) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve
round-leaved ragwort
Dry-mesic to dry forests and woodlands; and road banks when the herbaceous vegetation is not too tall or thick. Prefers circumneutral to basic soils. Packera obovata forms small to medium sized clonal patches via stolons and rhizomes.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACU (NWPL EMP) FACU (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Asterales
Packera obovata (Muhl. ex Willd.) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve - round-leaved ragwort
Citation
Packera obovata (Muhl. ex Willd.) W.A. Weber & Á. Löve
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Albany, NY on 2023-11-24 - 20
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Photo By: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Orange County, NY on 2023-05-04 - 20
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Photo By: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Orange County, NY on 2023-05-04 - 20
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Photo By: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Orange County, NY on 2023-05-04 - 20
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Photo By: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Orange County, NY on 2023-05-04 - 20
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Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 24 May 2012 - 6
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Washington Co., NY: 19 May 2012 - 4
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Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Washington Co., NY: 19 May 2012 - 4
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