Packera wernerifolia, June 23, 2021
Common & scientific name
Hoary groundsel, Packera wernerifolia
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
N.E. of summit, 12,200’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
An apparently variable yellow senecio (not always “hoary”), but easy to identify in our area owing to its location (alpine), stature (short), reduced, bract-like stem leaves, and often (subtly) three-toothed leaves at the apex . Named after another genus not found in the US—not Mr. Werner!
P. wernerifolis, Mountain Boy, 12,500’, July 8, 2021