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Butterweed

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Packera glabella
Senecio glabellus

An annual ragwort, butterweed covers old agricultural fields with a sea of gold in spring.

Credit: Tango Juli

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Credit: Tango Juli

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Credit: Wendy Ford

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Credit: Jim Horton

Pollinators

Bee
Bee
ButterflyMoth
ButterflyMoth
Fly
Fly

Light

Full Sun
Part Shade

Moisture

Wet/Medium

Bloom Color

Yellow

Height

1 - 3 ft

Bloom Season

Spring
Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade
Bloom Season: Spring
Bloom Color: Yellow
Wildlife: Bee, Butterfly/Moth, Fly

Notes

Somewhat weedy self-seeding annual. Long blooming. Foliage toxic to mammals.

More Information

USDA PLANTS Database Illinois Wildflowers
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Credit: Tango Juli

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Credit: Wendy Ford

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Credit: Jim Horton