Asteraceae

Branched false goldenweed

Oonopsis multicaulis (Nutt.) Greene

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Oonopsis

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Branched false goldenweed (Oonopsis multicaulis) — Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Branched false goldenweed

Synonyms

Aster multicaulis Kuntze
Haplopappus multicaulis A.Gray
Oonopsis argillacea A.Nelson
Stenotus multicaulis Nutt.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cecelia Alexander, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.