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| Scientific Name | Heterotheca canascens | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HECA8 |
| Common Name | Gray Goldenaster | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 37658 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Dry, sandy, rocky soil in open areas, prairies, brush, hillsides. Plant: Upright/sprawling grayish bushy perennial up to 16 inches tall; many stems branched in upper portions. Leaves: Numerous hairy leaves crowded on plant stems, oblanceolate to linear, 3/4 to 1-1/4 inches long. Inflorescence: Composite flower heads up to 1 inch across, solitary or a few in corymbs, curling up at night, 10-22 yellow rays and 22-40 yellow disk florets in the center. Bloom Period: June to November. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Heterotheca stenophylla | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HEST3 |
| Common Name | Sticky Granite Daisy, Stiffleaf False Goldenaster | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 37685 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Sandy soils and granite outcrops. Plant: Erect or sprawling perennial 8 to 16 inches tall; multiple brittle, hairy stems with branches near top. Leaves: Hairy-glandular, alternate leaves, 1/2 to 1-1/2 inches long; lower oblanceolate to spatulate and early deciduous; middle and upper leaves mostly linear. Inflorescence: Composite terminal flower heads 3/4 to 1-1/4 inch across subtended by small, linear leaves; 15 to 35 yellow rays and 23 to 55 yellow disk florets in the centers. Bloom Period: April to September. References: "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, "Manual of Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Heterotheca subaxillaris (Heterotheca latifolia) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HESU3 |
| Common Name | Camphorweed, Goldenaster | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 37686 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Sandy soils in disturbed areas, roadsides, prairies, rangelands. Plant: Erect or widely sprawling annual usually 1 to 3 feet tall; single hairy, green stem with branches near top. Leaves: Curly upper leaves, alternate, clasping, ovate to lanceolate and up to 2-3/4 inches long; the margins are flat or undulate and coarsely serrate or entire; the surfaces are sparsely to moderately stiff-hairy and somewhat to densely glandular. Lower leaves usually fall off by flowering time. Inflorescence: Composite flower heads atop each branch, 5/8 to 1-inch across, in corymbo-paniculiform arrays, 15 to 35 yellow rays and 25 to 60 yellow disk florets in the center. Bloom Period: May to October. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and SEINet. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
