Packera wernerifolia, June 12, 2022
P. wernerifolia, Sioux Lake area, 12,200’, July 4, 2022
Common & scientific name
Hoary groundsel, Packera wernerifolia
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Top Cut, 11,900’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
A highly variable yellow senecio (not always “hoary”), but easy to identify in our area owing to its location (alpine), stature (short), reduced, bract-like stem leaves, and often (subtly) three-toothed leaves at the apex . Named after another genus not found in the US—not Mr. Werner!
P. wernerifolia, Geissler, 13,000’, July 7, 2022