Chrysopsis scabrella facts for kids
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The Coastalplain goldenaster (Chrysopsis scabrella) is a beautiful flowering plant that grows in North America. It's part of the aster family, which includes many well-known flowers like daisies and sunflowers. You can mostly find this plant in Florida, with some smaller groups also living in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Discover the Coastalplain Goldenaster
The Coastalplain goldenaster, or Chrysopsis scabrella, is a special type of plant that lives for two years. This means it grows leaves in its first year. Then, in its second year, it produces flowers and seeds before it dies. It's a kind of herb, which means it has soft stems, not woody ones like trees or shrubs.
What Does It Look Like?
This plant can grow quite tall, sometimes reaching up to 100 centimeters (about 40 inches). Most of its leaves grow in a flat circle close to the ground. This circle of leaves is called a rosette.
Usually, only one main stem grows upwards from the plant. This stem can hold as many as 100 bright yellow flower heads. These flower heads are grouped together in a loose arrangement. Each flower head looks like a single flower, but it's actually made up of many tiny flowers. Some of these tiny flowers are like the "petals" around the edge (called ray florets), and others are in the center (called disc florets).
Where Does It Grow?
The Coastalplain goldenaster loves sunny, open places. You can often see it growing in fields, along roadsides, and in natural grasslands called savannahs. It prefers the warm climate found mostly in Florida, but it also grows in parts of North and South Carolina.
