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Asteraceae

Plantain goldenweed

Pyrrocoma uniflora (Hook.) Greene

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Pyrrocoma

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Plantain goldenweed: Plantain goldenweed ( Pyrrocoma uniflora ) 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
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

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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.