Flora of North America species comparison

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Chrysopsis latisquamea

pineland goldenaster
Habit Biennials or weak perennials, 40–70 cm; taprooted.
Stems

usually 1, erect, simple or branched from proximal to middle, proximally long-woolly, distally densely stipitate-glandular.
Leaves

basal blades oblanceolate, 40–80 × 10–20 mm, apices obtuse, densely long-woolly;

cauline blades elliptic to ovate, reduced distally, bases subclasping to clasping, margins entire, apices obtuse, mucronate, faces moderately to densely long-woolly (proximalmost less so), stipitate-glandular.
Peduncles

1–6(–10) cm, densely stipitate-glandular;

bracteoles ovate to lanceolate, stipitate-glandular.
Involucres

campanulate, 8–11 mm.
Ray florets

10–18;

laminae 10–15 × 2–3.5 mm.
Disc florets

30–35;

corollas 6.5–8.5 mm, lobes 1 mm.
Phyllaries

in 2–3 series, erect, oblanceolate, unequal, 1.5–2.5 mm wide, apices acute, stipitate-glandular.
Heads

10–60 (1–5 per branch) in lax to compact, corymbiform arrays.
Cypselae

2–3 mm, 2–6-ridged (ridges yellow to red-brown, translucent, narrow to broadly clavate), ribbed, sparsely strigose;

pappi in 3 series, outer of linear scales 0.3–1 mm, inner of 30–35 bristles 7–9 mm, inner weakly clavate.
2n

= 10.

Chrysopsis latisquamea
Phenology Flowering Aug–Oct (occasionally late spring).
Habitat Sandy, open soils in pine woods, oak scrub, disturbed soils, road embankments, cleared lots
Elevation 20–50 m (100–200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
FL
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Chrysopis latisquamea is found on the peninsula from Hillsborough County north. It occurs sympatrically with C. gossypina subsp. gossypina, which has narrower, eglandular phyllaries in that part of its range. Hybridization does not appear to be occurring.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 20, p. 218.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Astereae > Chrysopsis
Sibling taxa
C. delaneyi, C. floridana, C. godfreyi, C. gossypina, C. highlandsensis, C. lanuginosa, C. linearifolia, C. mariana, C. scabrella, C. subulata
Synonyms Heterotheca latisquamea
Name authority Pollard: Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 13: 131. (1900)
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