Senecio.—Life Root.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Packera paupercula (Michx.) A. & D. Lve.
Engl.: balsam groundsel, balsam squaw-weed, dwarf ragwort.
Bot. syn.: Senecio balsamitae Muhl. ex Willd., Senecio pauperculus Michx.
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