About: Packera pseudaurea

Packera pseudaurea is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name falsegold groundsel. It is native to North America, where it can be found in western and central parts of Canada and the United States. It grows in mountain habitat such as meadows, streambanks, and woodlands. There are three varieties of this species: var. flavula occupies a long strip of mountains from Idaho to New Mexico, var. semicordata is mainly limited to the upper Midwest region, and var. pseudaurea is distributed throughout the western part of the species' range.