Nartheciaceae
Goldencrest
Lophiola aurea
- Family
- Nartheciaceae
- Genus
- Lophiola
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 短花绒金花
- English
- Goldencrest
Synonyms
- Argolasia tomentosa Raf.
- Conostylis americana Pursh
- Helonias tomentosa Muhl.
- Lophiola americana (Pursh) A.Wood
- Lophiola americana (Pursh) Alph.Wood
- Lophiola breviflora Gand.
- Lophiola floridana Gand.
- Lophiola septentrionalis Fernald
- Lophiola tomentosa (Raf.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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.