woolly ragwort
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woolly ragwort
Packera dubia
Woolly ragwort is a fuzzy plant with bright yellow flowers that bloom in the spring. It grows in fields and along roadsides, making the world a little brighter!
Habitat: Grasslands
Appearance
The woolly ragwort has striking bright yellow, daisy-like flowers clustered at the top of its stems. Its leaves are distinctively covered in soft, silvery-white hairs, giving them a fuzzy, 'woolly' appearance that helps it stand out.
KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderAsteralesFamilyAsteraceaeGenusPackera
Category
PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Interesting facts
Each plant can make thousands of seeds, ensuring lots of new ragwort plants can grow!
Its bright yellow flowers look like mini sunflowers, but they are much smaller!
Some tiny caterpillars can eat this plant and use its bad-tasting chemicals for their own defense!
Woolly ragwort can grow in tough places like roadsides, showing how super resilient it is!
Special abilities
Ability
Toxic Guard
Woolly ragwort creates special chemicals that make it taste bad to most animals, helping it defend against hungry creatures.
Ability
Wind Rider
Woolly ragwort's tiny seeds have fluffy parachutes, letting them ride the wind to new places far away to reproduce.
Measurements & details
- Height
- 30-90 cm
- Flower Size
- 1-2 cm
- Bloom Season
- Late spring to late summer
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Pollination Method
- Insect
Ecological connections
pollinates
Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Visits flowers for nectar.
pollinates
Black-tailed Bumble Bee
Bombus melanopygus
Collects pollen and nectar.
eats
Ragwort Plume Moth
Platyptilia pica
Its larvae feed on leaves.
Traits
Furry
Furry describes animals possessing a dense covering of soft hair or fur.
Flowering
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Spring Blooming
Spring blooming plants produce their flowers during the spring season, often signifying the end of winter and the start of new growth.
Grassland
Grassland habitats are terrestrial biomes dominated by grasses and herbaceous plants, supporting a variety of grazing animals.
Pollinator Magnet
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Pollinator
Describes organisms that transfer pollen, enabling the fertilization and reproduction of plants.
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Safety
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Do not eat any plants without asking an adult first, as some can be harmful.
Frequently Asked Questions
How tall is woolly ragwort?
30-90 cm
How big are the flowers on woolly ragwort?
1-2 cm
When does woolly ragwort bloom?
Late spring to late summer
Is woolly ragwort edible?
No
Is woolly ragwort toxic?
Moderate
What is woolly ragwort's lifecycle?
Perennial
How is woolly ragwort pollinated?
Insect
Where is woolly ragwort usually found?
Grasslands
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