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NC Native Plant Society:
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Chrysopsis gossypina

Cottony Goldenaster

Scientific Name:

Chrysopsis gossypina

Genus:

Chrysopsis

Species Epithet:

gossypina

Common Name:

Cottony Goldenaster

Plant Type

Herb/Wildflower

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Size:

1-3 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

Yellow

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Dry

Bloom Time:

September, October

Growing Area:

Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Sandhills, coastal dunes, other dry sandy places.

Leaf Arrangement:

Basal

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Not Assigned

Landscape Value:

Not Recommended for home landscapes

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Attracts bees and butterflies

Buds & Blooms

image

Tom Harville

Bloom

image

Tom Harville

Plant

image

Tom Harville

Seems to like to lay on the ground if it can't lean on another plant.

Leaves

image

Tom Harville

Large colonies on roadside are quite showy

Down East Carteret County

The Scientific Name is Chrysopsis gossypina. You will likely hear them called Cottony Goldenaster. This picture shows the Large colonies on roadside are quite showy of Chrysopsis gossypina

Lynda Clay

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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