Heterotheca hirsuta, the Spokane false goldenaster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found in the north-western United States, and western Canada.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Spokane false goldenaster being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Heterotheca hispida
- Heterotheca hirsutissima
- Heterotheca villosa
- Heterotheca orovillosa
- Heterotheca angustifolia
- Heterotheca fulciens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Heterotheca
- Species
- Heterotheca hirsuta
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