Packera glabella

butterweed, cress-leaf groundsel, yellowtop
Family

Asteraceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Margin

lobed, undulate

Leaf Type

compound

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

yellow

Flower Petals

many

Flower Month

February - June

Height (meters)

0.1 - 0.9

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

annual

Growing Season

Cool season


Wetland Class

OBL

Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

1

Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism

0

Field Characters

Terminal leaflet largest. Hollow stem with purple stripes.

Cultural Information

Germination of the seeds of members of the genus Senecio is benefited by cold/moist stratification (Steffen 1997).

Animal Use

Attracts bees and butterflies.

Natural History

Senecio glabellus was called "pissenlit" by the Acadians of south Louisiana, although this is the old French name for dandelion (Holmes 1990). Common in Louisiana, this species is somewhat rare in east Texas, occurring mainly on sandy soils.

Habitat

Damp, open woods and swampy grasslands.