Asteraceae

Stemless mock goldenweed

Stenotus acaulis (Nutt.) Nutt.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Stenotus

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Common names

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English: Stemless mock goldenweed

Synonyms

Aster caespitosus Kuntze
Chrysopsis acaulis Nutt.
Chrysopsis caespitosa Nutt.
Haplopappus acaulis (Nutt.) A.Gray
Haplopappus acaulis subsp. acaulis
Haplopappus acaulis subsp. glabratus (D.C.Eaton) H.M.Hall
Haplopappus acaulis subsp. typicus H.M.Hall
Haplopappus acaulis var. acaulis
Haplopappus acaulis var. atwoodii S.L.Welsh
Haplopappus acaulis var. glabratus D.C.Eaton
Hoorebekia acaulis M.E.Jones
Hoorebekia acaulis var. acaulis
Stenotus acaulis var. acaulis
Stenotus acaulis var. glabratus (D.C.Eaton) Kartesz & Gandhi
Stenotus acaulis var. kennedyi Jeps.
Stenotus caespitosus (Nutt.) Nutt.
Stenotus falcatus Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.