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Family: Asteraceae
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: late March - June
A springtime favorite, Golden Ragwort puts out a cluster of bright yellow composite flowers. Note the difference in leaf shapes between the basal leaves and upper leaves. While the toothed upper leaves are cut into an almost dandelion-shape, the basal leaves are cordate (and also toothed).
Compare to the quite similar Round-leaved Ragwort (Packera obovata), particularly noting the difference in shape of the basal leaves.
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11 April 2018
Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA (flower cluster at top of stem) 
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11 April 2018
(note difference in shape between upper and lower leaves) Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA 
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12 April 2018
(note cordate shape of basal leaves) Manassas National Battlefield Park, Manassas, VA 
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8 May 2018
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Park, Sharpsburg, MD 
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