Camphor Weed, Golden Aster

Heterotheca subxillaris

Family: Asteraceae

Plant Description: Perennial to 85 cm high witht roughish leaves 1-9 cm long. Heads 1.5-3 cm wide, mostly in loose corymbs. Disks and rays yellow.

Plant Trivia:

Field Identification:

Occurrence: Common on deep sands along the coast, on sandy soils in prairies, openings , fallow fields, and waste places

Bloom Period: October, November

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Key to species of Heterotheca: