Golden Aster (Heterotheca villosa)

   

Golden Aster. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Hairy Golden Aster, Hairy False Goldenaster
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Heterotheca villosa (het-er-row-THEEK-uh vil-LOW-suh)
• Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
• Geographic Range: Western U.S. from Wisconsin, Nebraska, and western Texas to Pacific Coast, north to southern Canada and south to central Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial 12" x 12"
• Remarks: Yellow flowers early summer to frost; hairy silver-green foliage. Full sun, light water, good drainage. Butterfly plant.

Last Update: 4 Jul 2002