Packera aurea(L.) A.Löve & D.Löve2 of 26 golden ragwort, golden groundsel
April 19,Middlesex Fells Reservation, Medford
Having successfully overwintered, golden ragwort still has another month-and-a-half before the blooming time. Its lovely patches cheer up brook floodplains at the time when not much else is yet green.