Packera aurea (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve

Golden ragwort (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Packera

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.8
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) 0.55
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Damp and swampy places in woodlands, meadows, along gravel banks and streambeds, acidic or sandy/gravelly soils; at elevations from sea level to 1,500 metres.
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It is a cool temperate plant. It suits hardiness zone 4.
Light 3-5
Soil humidity 6-8
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 2-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-5

Usage

Uses medicinal poison
Edible -
Therapeutic use Abortifacient agents (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Menstruation-inducing agents (leaf), Pectoralis muscles (leaf), Uterine diseases (leaf), Diaphoretic (leaf), Diaphoretic (root), Abortifacient agents (root), Diuretics (root), Hypotension (root), Menstruation-inducing agents (root), Pectoralis muscles (root), Urologic diseases (root), Uterine contraction (root), Uterine diseases (root), Gynecological Aid (unspecified), Heart Medicine (unspecified), Blood Medicine (unspecified), Febrifuge (unspecified), Kidney Aid (unspecified), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Pediatric Aid (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Debility (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Female (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Kidney (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified), Nerves (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Uterotonic (unspecified), Vulnerary (unspecified), Circulation (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Stimulant (unspecified), Female urogenital diseases (unspecified), Vaginal discharge (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Packera aurea leaf picture by Matthew Policelli (cc-by-sa)
Packera aurea leaf picture by David David (cc-by-sa)
Packera aurea leaf picture by David David (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Packera aurea flower picture by Debbye (cc-by-sa)
Packera aurea flower picture by David David (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Packera aurea world distribution map, present in Canada, France, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1016222-2
WFO ID wfo-0000006878
COL ID 6TJ3V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 761962
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Senecio rotundifolius Tephroseris aurea Packera aurea Senecio ceratophyllus Jacobaea aurea Senecio fastigiatus Senecio tussilaginoides Senecio obtusatus Cacalia aurea Senecio aureus Senecio ceratophyllus var. ceratophyllus Senecio fastigiatus var. fastigiatus Senecio aureus var. intercursus Senecio aureus var. aquilonius Senecio aureus var. ashei Senecio aureus var. aurantiacus Senecio aureus var. gracilis Senecio aureus f. aureus Senecio gracilis