[Members of the Sunflower Family with Discoid Flower Heads in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Oregon Goldenaster

Heterotheca oregona

Synonyms: Chrysopsis oregona, Chrysopsis oregona var. oregona, Chrysopsis oregona var. rudis, Heterotheca oregona var. oregona, Heterotheca oregona var. rudis

Riverbar habitat of Oregon Goldenaster: Heterotheca oregona (Synonyms: Chrysopsis oregona, Chrysopsis oregona var. oregona, Chrysopsis oregona var. rudis, Heterotheca oregona var. oregona, Heterotheca oregona var. rudis) - Leafy stem of Oregon Goldenaster: Heterotheca oregona (Synonyms: Chrysopsis oregona, Chrysopsis oregona var. oregona, Chrysopsis oregona var. rudis, Heterotheca oregona var. oregona, Heterotheca oregona var. rudis) - Dried flower heads of Oregon Goldenaster: Heterotheca oregona (Synonyms: Chrysopsis oregona, Chrysopsis oregona var. oregona, Chrysopsis oregona var. rudis, Heterotheca oregona var. oregona, Heterotheca oregona var. rudis)

Oregon Goldenaster: Heterotheca oregona (Synonyms: Chrysopsis oregona, Chrysopsis oregona var. oregona, Chrysopsis oregona var. rudis, Heterotheca oregona var. oregona, Heterotheca oregona var. rudis) - Oregon Goldenaster: Heterotheca oregona (Synonyms: Chrysopsis oregona, Chrysopsis oregona var. oregona, Chrysopsis oregona var. rudis, Heterotheca oregona var. oregona, Heterotheca oregona var. rudis)

Oregon goldenaster observed along a river bar in the Cascade foothills west of Yakima, WA.......June 9, 2019. This species does not bloom until late summer. Besides the foliage, there is a habitat view and a close-up of the dried flower heads from plants that had bloomed in 2018.
Paul Slichter