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

Goldasters of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Heterotheca

Hairy Goldaster: Heterotheca villosa var. minor - Note the spreading hairs on the leaves.

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

Hairy Goldaster, Hispid Goldenaster: Heterotheca villosa var. minor (Synonyms: Chrysopsis villosa var. hispida, Chrysopsis villosa var. viscida, Heterotheca villosa var. hispida)

Hairy Goldaster, Hairy Goldenaster: Heterotheca villosa var. villosa (Synonyms: Chrysopsis mollis, Chrysopsis villosa var. foliosa, Chrysopsis villosa var. villosa, Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa)

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