Goldenaster
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Golden asters, genera Heterotheca and Chrysopsis, are members of the plant family Asteraceae
. These are annual and perennial herbs bearing daisylike flower heads
with yellow disc florets and usually yellow ray florets.
Golden asters are often used as food plants by the larva
e of some Lepidoptera
species including Schinia lynx
, Schinia nubila
and Schinia saturata
(all of which have been recorded on Heterotheca subaxillaris) and Schinia petulans
(which feeds exclusively on Chrysopsis subulata).
Species include:
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
. These are annual and perennial herbs bearing daisylike flower heads
Head (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
with yellow disc florets and usually yellow ray florets.
Golden asters are often used as food plants by the larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e of some Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera is a large order of insects that includes moths and butterflies . It is one of the most widespread and widely recognizable insect orders in the world, encompassing moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies...
species including Schinia lynx
Schinia
Schinia, commonly called Flower Moths, is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range and larval food plant.-Species Information and Food Plants:...
, Schinia nubila
Schinia
Schinia, commonly called Flower Moths, is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range and larval food plant.-Species Information and Food Plants:...
and Schinia saturata
Schinia
Schinia, commonly called Flower Moths, is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range and larval food plant.-Species Information and Food Plants:...
(all of which have been recorded on Heterotheca subaxillaris) and Schinia petulans
Schinia
Schinia, commonly called Flower Moths, is a large genus of moths belonging to the family Noctuidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution with the vast majority of species being found in North America, many with a very restricted range and larval food plant.-Species Information and Food Plants:...
(which feeds exclusively on Chrysopsis subulata).
Species include:
- Chrysopsis camporum - Prairie golden aster.
- Chrysopsis delaneyiChrysopsis delaneyiChrysopsis delaneyi, DeLaney's Goldenaster, is one of the endemic species to Florida, recently discovered in the genus Chrysopsis, small group of herbaceous plants of the Aster family - Astereae, known commonly as the Goldenasters and primarily native and restricted to Florida.-History:Several...
- DeLaney's golden aster. - Chrysopsis floridanaChrysopsis floridanaChrysopsis floridana is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Florida goldenaster. It is endemic to Florida in the United States, where it is known from Hillsborough, Hardee, Manatee, and Pinellas Counties. It is considered an endemic of the west-central...
- Florida golden aster. - Chrysopsis fulcrata - Mountain camphorweed.
- Chrysopsis godfreyi - Godfrey's golden aster
- Chrysopsis gossypina - Cottony golden aster
- Chrysopsis graminifolia - Grass-leaved Golden-aster
- Chrysopsis highlandsensis - Highlands County golden aster
- Chrysopsis lanuginosa - Lynn Haven golden aster
- Chrysopsis latisquamea - Pineland golden aster
- Chrysopsis linearifolia - Narrowleaf golden aster
- Chrysopsis mariana - Maryland golden aster
- Chrysopsis pilosa - Soft golden aster
- Chrysopsis scabrella - Coastal plain golden aster
- Chrysopsis subulata - Scrubland golden aster
- Chrysopsis texana - Texas golden aster
- Heterotheca barbata - Spokane golden aster
- Heterotheca grandifloraHeterotheca grandifloraHeterotheca grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name telegraphweed. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, but it can be found in other areas as an introduced species, such as Hawaii. It is a roadside weed even where it is...
- Telegraphweed - Heterotheca inuloides - Mexican arnica
- Heterotheca monarchensisHeterotheca monarchensisHeterotheca monarchensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name monarch goldenaster. It is endemic to Fresno County, California, where it is known from only one location near Boyden Cave in the Kings River Canyon. It grows in the limestone cliffs of this...
- monarch golden aster - Heterotheca oregonaHeterotheca oregonaHeterotheca oregona is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Oregon false goldenaster. It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to central California, where it is found in low-elevation mountain forests and chaparral, often near water...
- Oregon golden aster - Heterotheca psammophila - Camphorweed
- Heterotheca sessilifloraHeterotheca sessilifloraHeterotheca sessiliflora is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name sessileflower false goldenaster. It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat. This is a perennial herb which is quite variable in appearance,...
- Sessileflower false golden aster - Heterotheca shevockiiHeterotheca shevockiiHeterotheca shevockii is a rare species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names Kern Canyon false goldenaster and Shevock's goldenaster. It is endemic to California in the United States, where it is known only from Kern County...
- Kern Canyon false golden aster - Heterotheca villosa - Hairy golden aster
- Heterotheca zionensis - Zion golden aster