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PLANTS

Golden ragwort

Packera aurea

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialYellow flowers
Golden ragwort, photo 1 of 5
Golden ragwort, In flower
Golden ragwort, In fruit
1.2 mHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 1.2 m. Grows in marshes.

There are 263 observations of Golden ragwort in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Estrie, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec92
  2. Côte-Nord52
  3. Estrie32
  4. Chaudière-Appalaches19
  5. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine15
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  7. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean11
  8. Capitale-Nationale10
  9. Centre-du-Québec5
  10. Outaouais5
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent4
  12. Lanaudière2
  13. Montréal2
  14. Laurentides1

Habitat

MarshAlexander Rumpel

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