Asteraceae
Golden-yarrow
Eriophyllum confertiflorum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Eriophyllum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Golden-yarrow
Synonyms
- Bahia confertiflora DC.
- Bahia confertiflora var. confertiflora
- Eriophyllum cheiranthoides Rydb.
- Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. discoideum Greene
- Eriophyllum crucigerum Rydb.
- Eriophyllum trifidum Rydb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.