Hairy False Goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa)

Hairy False Goldenaster, a reference photo — Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Heterotheca villosa, commonly known as the hairy goldenaster, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae found in central and western North America.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Hairy 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 hirsuta
Heterotheca hirsutissima
Heterotheca angustifolia
Heterotheca resinolens
Heterotheca pumila

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Heterotheca
Species: Heterotheca villosa

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