Heterotheca canescens, common name hoary goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found in northern Mexico (Nuevo León) and in the Great Plains of the central United States (Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hoary 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 angustifolia
- Heterotheca zionensis
- Heterotheca hirsutissima
- Heterotheca hispida
- Heterotheca stenophylla
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Heterotheca
- Species
- Heterotheca canescens
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