Common Name

Butterweed

Scientific Name

Packera glabella

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
Habitat

Forest, Grassland, Wetland

Distribution

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

Seasonality

Spring

Abundance

Abundant

Activity Time

Diurnal

Diet

Behavior

Ecological Role

Attracts bees and butterflies

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threats & Impacts

Notes