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Packera pseudaurea  (Rydb.) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve  var. pseudaurea 
Falsegold groundsel
Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
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Parent: Packera pseudaurea
Genus: Packera
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: streambanks, meadows

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTSSenecio pauciflorus var. jucundulus
JEFSenecio pseudaureus var. pseudaureus
PLANTSSenecio pseudaureus
Information about  Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (PAPSP2)

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Packera (updated 2018): after botanist John G. Packer (1929- ), specialist on the flora of Alberta and on Arctic and alpine flora, instructor in the Department of Botany at the University of Alberta 1958-1988, co-author with Cheryl Bradley of Checklist of the rare vascular plants in Alberta (1984).


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/04/2024).