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Butterweed (Packera glabella)

  • Butterweed (Packera Glabella) https://www.sagebud.com/butterweed-packera-glabella
    Credit: Pieter Pelser | National Science Fou... | License: PD US NSF
  • Butterweed (Packera Glabella) https://www.sagebud.com/butterweed-packera-glabella
    Credit: Pieter Pelser | National Science Fou... | License: PD US NSF
  • Butterweed (Packera Glabella) https://www.sagebud.com/butterweed-packera-glabella
    Credit: Pieter Pelser | National Science Fou... | License: PD US NSF
  • Butterweed (Packera Glabella) https://www.sagebud.com/butterweed-packera-glabella
    Credit: Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. | Provided by NRCS National Wetland Team, Fort Worth, TX.[1] | License: PD USDA NRCS
  • Butterweed (Packera Glabella) https://www.sagebud.com/butterweed-packera-glabella
    Credit: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. | An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 540. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society.[1] | License: PD USDA NRCS
  • Butterweed (Packera Glabella) https://www.sagebud.com/butterweed-packera-glabella
    Credit: Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989 Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. | Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute.[1] | License: PD USDA NRCS
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Packera Glabella, or more commonly know as Butterweed, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with green foliage and yellow flowers of the genus Packera. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 3.2 feet at maturity. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. It's active growth period is spring, blooms during spring, is intolerant of shade and is routinely available commercially. Packera Glabella or Butterweed's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Packera
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Order: Asterales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (W)
  • Active Growth Period: Spring
  • After Harvest Regrowth Rate: None
  • Allelopath: No
  • Bloat: None
  • Coppice Potential: No
  • Fall Conspicuous: No
  • Fire Resistance: No
  • Flower Color: Yellow
  • Flower Conspicuous: Yes
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Porosity Summer: Moderate
  • Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
  • Foliage Texture: Medium
  • Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
  • Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
  • Growth Form: Bunch
  • Growth Rate: Moderate
  • Height Mature (feet): 3.2
  • Leaf Retention: No
  • Lifespan: Moderate
  • Low Growing Grass: No
  • Resprout Ability: No
  • Shape and Orientation: Erect
  • Toxicity: None
  • Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: Yes
  • Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
  • Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: No
  • Anaerobic Tolerance: Low
  • CaCO3 Tolerance: High
  • Cold Stratification Required: No
  • Drought Tolerance: Medium
  • Fertility Requirement: Low
  • Fire Tolerance: None
  • Frost Free Days Minimum: 160
  • Hedge Tolerance: None
  • Moisture Use: High
  • pH (Minimum): 4
  • pH (Maximum): 7.5
  • Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 1200
  • Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 1700
  • Precipitation (Minimum): 30
  • Precipitation (Maximum): 50
  • Root Depth Minimum (inches): 14
  • Salinity Tolerance: None
  • Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
  • Temperature Minimum (°F): 32
  • Bloom Period: Spring
  • Commercial Availability: No Known Source
  • Fruit/Seed Abundance: Medium
  • Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Spring
  • Fruit/Seed Period End: Spring
  • Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
  • Propagated by Bare Root: No
  • Propagated by Bulbs: No
  • Propagated by Container: Yes
  • Propagated by Corms: No
  • Propagated by Cuttings: No
  • Propagated by Seed: Yes
  • Propagated by Sod: No
  • Propagated by Sprigs: No
  • Propagated by Tubers: No
  • Seed per Pound: 450000
  • Seed Spread Rate: Moderate
  • Seedling Vigor: Medium
  • Small Grain: No
  • Vegetative Spread Rate: None





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