Golden aster

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Golden aster
Chrysopsis villosa ruteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Tribe: Astereae Genus: Heterotheca
Species
About 30, see text.

Golden asters, genus Heterotheca (syn. Chrysopsis), are members of the plant family Asteraceae. These are annual and perennial herbs bearing daisylike flower heads with yellow disc florets and usually yellow ray florets.

Golden asters are often used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia lynx, Schinia nubila and Schinia saturata (all of which have been recorded on Heterotheca subaxillaris) and Schinia petulans (which feeds exclusively on Chrysopsis subulata).

Species include:

• Chrysopsis camporam - prairie golden aster,lemonyellow false goldenaster
• Chrysopsis floridana - Florida golden aster
• Chrysopsis fulcrata - mountain camphorweed
• Chrysopsis godfreyi - Godfrey's golden aster
• Chrysopsis gossypina - cottony golden aster
• Chrysopsis lanuginosa - Lynn Haven golden aster
• Chrysopsis latisquamea - pineland golden aster
• Chrysopsis linearifolia - narrowleaf golden aster
• Chrysopsis mariana - Maryland golden aster
• Chrysopsis pilosa - soft golden aster
• Chrysopsis scabrella - coastal plain golden aster
• Chrysopsis subulata - scrubland golden aster
• Chrysopsis texana - Texas golden aster

• Heterotheca barbata - Spokane golden aster
• Heterotheca grandiflora - telegraphweed
• Heterotheca oregona - Oregon golden aster
• Heterotheca psammophila - camphorweed
• Heterotheca sessiliflora - sessileflower false golden aster
• Heterotheca villosa - hairy golden aster
• Heterotheca zionensis - Zion golden aster

[edit] External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment: Heterotheca
• USDA Plants Profile: Chrysopsis
• TSN 37652. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. - Heterotheca
• TSN 202494. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. - Chrysopsis