Yellow Rocket and Butterweed
Butterweed |
Yellow Rocket and Butterweed
| Scientific Name | Packera glabella (Poir) C. Jeffrey |
| Other Names | Cressleaf groundsel, yellowtop, golden ragwort, and yellow ragwort. |
| Life Cycle | winter annual |
| General Description | A basal rosette that has several branching stems. Flowers are yellow. |
| Seedlings | Leaves form basal rosettes and tend to be purple in color. Leaf tips are initially rounded, not lobed. |
| True Leaves and Stem | Leaves are alternate, deeply divided, and lobed. Lobes have round serrated margins. Stem and leaves are usually greenish-purple in color. Stems are hollow and grooved. Most plants have one stem, but there may be more. Plants are hairless and grow to be 1-3" tall. |
| Roots | Fibrous roots. |
| Flower and Fruit | Plants have yellow ray and disk flowers. Flowers are grouped in clusters and are located on several branches. |
| Other Information | Butterweed is poisonous to grazing animals. |