Heterotheca zionensis, the Zion goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. 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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Zion 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 hirsutissima
- Heterotheca polothrix
- Heterotheca angustifolia
- Heterotheca excelsior
- Heterotheca orovillosa
- Heterotheca fulciens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Heterotheca
- Species
- Heterotheca zionensis
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