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Chrysopsis subulata

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Species of plant

Chrysopsis subulata
Conservation status

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysopsis
Species: C. subulata
Binomial name
Chrysopsis subulata
Small
Synonyms
  • Heterotheca hyssopifolia var. subulata (Small) R.W.Long
  • Heterotheca subulata (Small) V.L.Harms

Chrysopsis subulata, called the scrubland goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Florida.

Chrysopsis subulata is a biennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. It generally produces 1-5 branching stems. Both the leaves and the stem are either hairless or with finely scattered hairs. Each stalk can produce as many as 70 yellow flower heads and a loose array. The species grows in sandy and grassy locations.

References

  1. The Plant List, Chrysopsis subulata Small
  2. ^ Flora of North America, Scrubland goldenaster, Chrysopsis subulata Small
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Small, John Kunkel 1933. Manual of the Southeastern Flora 1338
Taxon identifiers
Chrysopsis subulata
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