Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa
(Foliose False Goldenaster)
Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa, Along Rist Canyon Rd., Larimer Co. 2074
Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa, Along Rist Canyon Rd., Larimer Co. 2079
Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa, Along Rist Canyon Rd., Larimer Co. 2083
Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa, Along Rist Canyon Rd., Larimer Co. 2075
| Scientific Name | Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa (Heterotheca foliosa) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HEVIF |
| Common Name | Foliose False Goldenaster | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 531499 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains to montane (4500 to 10500 ft.); various soil types on talus slopes, dunes, dry washes, flood plains, prairies, roadsides and conifer woodlands; most common at the base of the Front Range in Colorado and Wyoming. Plant: Perennial with ascending to erect stems, 8-1/2 to 32 inches tall, moderate to very hairy. Leaves: Lower stem leaves petiolate, becoming sessile upwards; upper leaves with oblong to (seldom) ovate, blades, 5/8 to 2-1/8 inches long, not becoming much smaller upwards; surfaces moderately to densely (and usually glandular)-hairy. Inflorescence: A few to many composite flower heads with 10 to 35 yellow rays and 20 to 50 brownish-yellow disk florets, each 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches across; leafy oblanceolate bracts subtend the heads and nearly obscure the involucre; involucres narrowly bell-shaped with narrow triangular-lanceolate phyllaries that are somewhat hairy, but not glandular, and with margins often reddish purple toward the tips. Bloom Period: July to October. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, Yavapia County Plants and Flora of North America. Note: All H. villosa are highly variable species in stem length, leaf hairiness, etc. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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