Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Packera cana is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name woolly groundsel. It is native to western and central North America, where it can be found in a wide array of habitat types at all elevations from grassland to the alpine climates of mountain peaks. It is a perennial herb producing one erect stem from a rosette of basal leaves and a rhizome system. It generally grows up to 40 centimeters in maximum height. It is a woolly plant, its herbage coated in whitish hairs. The basal leaves have lance-shaped to oval blades which may have smooth or toothed edges. They are a few centimeters long and are borne on petioles. Leaves higher on the stem are smaller and simpler.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

10 - 18 in Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Soil description

Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.

Plant communities

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