Chrysopsis mariana
| Maryland golden-aster | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Chrysopsis |
| Species: | C. mariana |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Elliott | |
Chrysopsis mariana, known as the Maryland golden-aster, is a plant in the Chrysopsis genus. The Maryland golden-aster ranges from south Ohio to Pennsylvania and Long Island, New York, and the Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area in Maryland. Compared to other asters, the Maryland golden-aster has broader leaves and larger flowers. Because of its silky stems, the Maryland golden-asters are also known as silkgrass. Like its relatives the Prairie golden-aster and the Grass-leaved golden-aster, the Maryland golden-aster blooms only from August to October. The Maryland golden-aster grows one to two feet tall.[1]