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Family: Asteraceae
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: April - June
Round-leaved Ragwort produces a cluster of bright yellow composite flowers. Note the difference in leaf shapes between the basal leaves and upper leaves. Upper leaves are more hightly cut and narrower; basal leaves are typically ovate and narrowed to the base (and also toothed).
Compare to the quite similar Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea), particularly noting the difference in shape of the basal leaves.
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26 April 2017
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA (flower cluster at top of stem) 
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1 May 2019
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA (note ovate shape of basal leaves, narrowing near the stem) 
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1 May 2019
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA 
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1 May 2019
G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, Linden, VA 
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