Butterweed

Butterweed

Packera glabella

Least Concern

Quick Facts

Kingdom: Plantae
Abundance: Abundant
Habitat: Forest, Grassland, Wetland
Active Seasons: Spring

An upright, smooth, succulent annual, with stout stems topped by a large cluster of yellow, daisy-like flowers. The leaves are deeply divided in rounded segments or lobes and become smaller toward the upper portion of the plant. Blooms are profuse, filling its colonies with yellow throughout the spring months.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Packera
Species: Packera glabella

Scientific Name

Packera glabella
Plant Type
Herbaceous Plant
Foliage
Deciduous
Flowering Season
February-May

Ecological Role

Attracts bees and butterflies

Active Seasons

Spring

Habitat Types

Forest
Grassland
Wetland

Geographic Distribution

Butterweed is found from Texas north to South Dakota, east to Ohio and throughout the southeast to southern Florida

Local Abundance

Abundant

Conservation Status

Least Concern

This species is widespread and abundant. No immediate threat to survival.

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