Asteraceae

Green and gold

Chrysogonum virginianum L.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chrysogonum

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Green and gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) — FlowerPhoto: Jamie Carter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 金星菊
English: Green and gold

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 633 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jamie Carter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sandy Wolkenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Connolly, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: C., CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.