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Asteraceae

Stiffleaf false goldenaster

Heterotheca stenophylla (A.Gray) Shinners

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Heterotheca

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Stiffleaf false goldenaster: Heterotheca stenophylla in Wilson State Park (close to rd 232), Kansas, US
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Stiffleaf false goldenaster, Goldeneye, Heterothera stenophylla

Synonyms

  • Chrysopsis stenophylla (A.Gray) Greene
  • Chrysopsis villosa var. stenophylla A.Gray

Characteristics

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

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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.