Golden Groundsel notepad The leaves can be eaten

The leaves can be eaten cooked or raw

You’ll notice that the leaf tips are rounded or blunt

Melampodium leucanthum

Golden-wave

native to the southern United States

Golden Groundsel notepad The leaves can be eatenPackera aureaKnown as golden ragwort, golden groundsel, or squaw weed, Packera aurea is a friendly perennial that thrives in moist, shady locations. It naturalizes quickly and produces vibrant, long lasting spring blooms. In early spring, watch for flat top clusters of yellow, daisy like flowers atop delicate, sparsely leaved stems. A distinctive feature of these stems is their finely cut and oblong leaves. Typically, flower stems reach 1 2 feet tall