Heterotheca zionensis

Heterotheca zionensis, called the Zion goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family. It grows in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas. The plant has also reportedly been found in southeastern Idaho and northwestern Colorado, but these are most likely introductions.[2][3][4][5]

Heterotheca zionensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Heterotheca
Species:
H. zionensis
Binomial name
Heterotheca zionensis
Semple 1987
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysopsis zionensis (Semple) S.L.Welsh

References
  1. The Plant List, Heterotheca zionensis Semple
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. Flora of North America, Heterotheca zionensis Semple, 1987. Zion goldenaster
  4. University of Waterloo (Canada), Astereae Lab, Heterotheca zionensis photos, drawings, distribution map
  5. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description, distribution map


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