Calflora
Taxon  Report   9614    
Packera cana  (Hook.) W. A. Weber & Á. Löve
Woolly groundsel
Packera cana, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Senecio canus
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Bloom Period
Family: Asteraceae  
Genus: Packera

Toxicity: MINOR, DERMATITIS

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSSenecio canus
PLANTSSenecio convallium
PLANTSSenecio hallii var. discoidea
PLANTSSenecio hallii
PLANTSSenecio harbourii
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More information about  Packera cana
International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Landscape information from Calscape

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Consortium of California Herbaria 2

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 08/05/2021).