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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Asteraceae
Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners
hairy golden aster
Heterotheca: derived from Greek heteros, "different," and theke, "ovary," from the unlike achenes of the ray and disk florets
villosa: Latin for "with hairs"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 8"-16" tall, usually hairy, bushy forb; taprooted |
| Flower: | head 1" - 1 1/2" wide, usually 10-35 yellow rays, disks yellow and up to more than 1/2" wide; inflorescence with several heads together; blooms July-Oct. |
| Fruit: | dry seed on fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | many, mostly alike, alternate, mostly toothless, usually over 2" wide |
| Habitat: | sun; dry; in sandy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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