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| Scientific Name | Heterotheca pumila | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HEPU14 |
| Common Name | Alpine Goldenaster, False Goldenaster, Dwarf Golden Aster | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 502974 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Subalpine and alpine (10000 to 13000 ft.); rocky, clay or shale soils, granitic outcrops, roadsides, along trails.
Plant: Short, bushy perennial 3 to 14 inches tall, many reddish-brown, woolly stems. Leaves: Narrow oblanceolate leaves about 1 to 2-1/4 inches long, somewhat folded, hairy. Inflorescence: Single or up to 9 flower heads in corymbs, each head 1-1/4 inches across, with 10 to 23 rays and many (24 to 60) yellow to orange disk florets in the center; phyllaries below slightly reddish purple and moderately hairy and/or glandular. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield and Flora of North America. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Heterotheca villosa | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HEVI4 |
| Common Name | Hairy False Goldenaster | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 37689 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains to montane (3500 to 10500 ft.); dry, open areas, disturbed areas, trailsides; found throughout most of Colorado.
Plant: Perennial 6 to 16 inches tall, many woolly stems sometimes brown or reddish brown, or whitish. Leaves: Sparse lower stem leaves petiolate, blades 3/8 to 1-1/2 inches long, grayish-green appearance; upper stem leaves not crowded along stems, smaller and sessile; both with oblanceolate blades with rounded or pointed tips, upper leaves with wedge-shapes bases. Inflorescence: Single or up to 16 flower heads in corymbs each 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches across, with 10 to 20 rays and 20 to 50 yellow to orange disk florets in the center. Note: Highly variable species in stem length, leaf hairiness, etc. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield and SEINet. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Colorado Status: Native |
