Asteraceae
Plantain goldenweed
Pyrrocoma uniflora
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Pyrrocoma
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Plantain goldenweed
Synonyms
- Aster uniflorus (Hook.) Kuntze
- Donia uniflora Hook.
- Haplopappus contractus H.M.Hall
- Haplopappus inuloides var. howellii (A.Gray) B.Boivin
- Haplopappus uniflorus (Hook.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Haplopappus uniflorus subsp. howellii H.M.Hall
- Haplopappus uniflorus subsp. uniflorus
- Haplopappus uniflorus var. howellii (A.Gray) M.Peck
- Haplopappus uniflorus var. uniflorus
- Homopappus uniflorus (Hook.) Nutt.
- Hoorebekia uniflora (Hook.) M.E.Jones
- Pyrrocoma howellii Greene
- Pyrrocoma inuloides (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene
- Pyrrocoma uniflora var. uniflora
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos

Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Pyrrocoma
- AlpineflamesPyrrocoma apargioidesAsteraceae
- Largeflower goldenweedPyrrocoma carthamoidesAsteraceae
- Tranquil goldenweedPyrrocoma clementisAsteraceae
- Curlyhead goldenweedPyrrocoma croceaAsteraceae
- Lanceleaf goldenweedPyrrocoma lanceolataAsteraceae
- Smallhead goldenweedPyrrocoma liatriformisAsteraceae
- Sticky goldenweedPyrrocoma lucidaAsteraceae
- Clustered goldenweedPyrrocoma racemosaAsteraceae
- Wholeleaf goldenweedPyrrocoma insecticrurisAsteraceae
- Ray goldenweedPyrrocoma radiataAsteraceae
- Tacky goldenweedPyrrocoma hirtaAsteraceae
- Many-stemmed goldenweedPyrrocoma integrifoliaAsteraceae
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.