Butterweed -- Senecio glabellus



Family Asteraceae (Aster family)

This species is a common weed of moist fields, river bottoms and swamps. It blooms in early April, producing large clusters of bright yellow flowers on large, smooth stems that can reach up to 3 or 4 feet in height.


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