Late February in west KY has the Packera glabella emerging in lawns and fields. The purple color fades as it warms.
by melody May 7, 2005 11:35 AM
Hollow stems of the Packera glabella makes this plant easy to identify.
by melody May 8, 2005 10:56 PM
Ripe seed heads of the Packera glabella as they are about to be scattered by the wind.
by melody May 8, 2005 10:56 PM
Just beginning the bloom cycle in March here in west KY, the Packera glabella still retains much of it's purple color on the leaves.
by melody May 8, 2005 10:56 PM
By the first of May, Packera glabella has taken over most of the cultivated farmland in this area.
by melody May 8, 2005 10:56 PM
Packera glabella, mid April, west KY, USA
by melody Apr 11, 2011 4:12 PM
