Montane. Woodlands, streamsides. Summer.
Little Taylor Creek Trail, July 28, 2005.

Packera pseudaurea is not common in the Four Corners area, but it is occasionally found along moist trails.  Leaves have shallow, even lobes and are mostly basal.  Flowers are on long stems (to 20 inches) and flop over as in this picture.  The stem starts in the lower left at the seven o'clock position, comes upward at the bottom center, curves around the right side of the picture, and comes back in a circle at the top right and center with the flowers falling onto the basal leaves.  Stems have few leaves, the same shape as the basal leaves -- one can be seen in the lower right corner.

"Pseudo" is Greek for "false" and "aurea" is Latin for "gold".

Montane. Woodlands, streamsides. Summer.
Little Taylor Creek Trail, July 28, 2005.