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Chrysopsis subulata
Conservation status

Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Chrysopsis
Species:
C. subulata
Binomial name
Chrysopsis subulata
Small
Synonyms
  • Heterotheca hyssopifolia var. subulata (Small) R.W.Long
  • Heterotheca subulata (Small) V.L.Harms

Chrysopsis subulata, called the scrubland goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family. It has been found only in Florida.

Chrysopsis subulata is a biennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. It generally produces 1-5 branching stems. Both the leaves and the stem are either hairless or with finely scattered hairs. Each stalk can produce as many as 70 yellow flower heads and a loose array. The species grows in sandy and grassy locations.

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