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Asteraceae

Clustered goldenweed

Pyrrocoma racemosa Torr. & A.Gray

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Pyrrocoma

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Clustered goldenweed: Pyrrocoma racemosa sessiliflora in the United States
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Clustered goldenweed

Synonyms

  • Aster pyrrhocoma Kuntze
  • Haplopappus racemosus Torr.
  • Haplopappus racemosus subsp. racemosus
  • Haplopappus racemosus var. racemosus
  • Homopappus racemosus Nutt.
  • Homopappus racemosus subsp. racemosus
  • Hoorebekia racemosa Piper
  • Pyrrocoma arguta Torr. & A.Gray
  • Pyrrocoma racemosa var. racemosa

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
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.