// SPECIES PROFILE · ANNUAL · NATIVE

Butterweed

Packera glabella

Butterweed (Packera glabella) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes AR, KS, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 3b–11b. Blooms Feb–May.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: annual
Native range: Native to 21 U.S. states, including AL, AR, FL, GA, IA, IL…
USDA hardiness: Zones 3b–11b
Mature size: —
Sun: Part shade
Water: High · moisture-loving
Bloom: Feb–May
Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Butterweed (Packera glabella) — *Packera glabella* — Butterweed. Photo by Eric Hunt via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Butterweed (Packera glabella) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes AR, KS, MO, OK. Hardy in zones 3b–11b. Blooms Feb–May.

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, butterweed pairs naturally with: Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria), Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata).