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Asteraceae

Smallhead goldenweed

Pyrrocoma liatriformis Greene

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Pyrrocoma

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Smallhead goldenweed: Flowering Palouse Goldenweed photographed by Walter Fertig outside of Steptoe Butte, Whitman County, Washington.
Photo: Walter Fertig, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Smallhead goldenweed

Synonyms

  • Haplopappus integrifolius subsp. liatriformis (Greene) H.M.Hall
  • Haplopappus integrifolius subsp. scaberulus (Greene) H.M.Hall
  • Haplopappus liatriformis (Greene) H.St.John
  • Haplopappus racemosus subsp. liatriformis (Greene) D.D.Keck

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
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.