Burke: Heterotheca villosa

	Heterotheca villosa
	hairy goldaster
Habit	Perennial from a taproot and somewhat woody base, with several stems 1-5 dm. tall, the herbage hairy or glandular or both.
Leaves	Lowermost leaves early-deciduous, the others numerous and evenly distributed along the stem, up to 5 cm. long and 1 cm. wide, oblong, alternate and entire.
Flowers	Heads several in a short, flat-topped inflorescence; involucre 5-10 mm. high, the bracts imbricate, tapering to a point; disk and ray flowers yellow, the rays 10-25, 6-10 mm. long; inner pappus of capillary bristles, outer pappus of evident scales.
Fruits	Achenes flattened

	Heterotheca villosa
Flowering time	June-September
Habitat	Open, sunny areas, often in sandy soil, low to moderate elevations
Distribution	Widespread in Washington and Oregon, chiefly east of the Cascades; east to Michigan [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Origin	Native
Conservation status	Not of concern
Sibling taxa	H. oregona
Subordinate taxa	H. villosa var. foliosa, H. villosa var. minor, H. villosa var. villosa
Web links	Local floras: BC, CA, OR, WA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos, Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Heterotheca villosa

hairy goldaster

Habit

Perennial from a taproot and somewhat woody base, with several stems 1-5 dm. tall, the herbage hairy or glandular or both.

Leaves

Lowermost leaves early-deciduous, the others numerous and evenly distributed along the stem, up to 5 cm. long and 1 cm. wide, oblong, alternate and entire.

Flowers

Heads several in a short, flat-topped inflorescence;

involucre 5-10 mm. high, the bracts imbricate, tapering to a point; disk and ray flowers yellow, the rays 10-25, 6-10 mm. long;

inner pappus of capillary bristles, outer pappus of evident scales.

Fruits

Achenes flattened