Heterotheca villosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners

Hairy false goldenaster, Hairy goldenaster

2015 Steve Matson

2020 Bob Sweatt

Heterotheca villosa is a perennial herb that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~130 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. minor ... var. scabra
Genus:	Heterotheca
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: canyons

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


j93	Chrysopsis villosa

Information about Heterotheca villosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (HEVI4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/24/2025).