Chrysopsis mariana
maryland goldenaster, maryland golden-aster
Family
Asteraceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
denticulate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
oblong, elliptic, oblanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
yellow
Flower Petals
many
Flower Month
November
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.8
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Growing Season
Warm season
Wetland Class
UPL
Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism
8
Field Characters
Smilar to Chrysopsis pilosa but is a perennial with thick woody caudex, soft cobweb-like hairs, stems that are not usually branched, inflorescence branches and peduncles that are minutely but densely glandular, while Chrysopsis pilosa is an annual from a slender taproot, soft but straight hairs, stems that are often branched above the middle, and inflorescence branches and peduncles that are not glandular.
Habitat
Woods and sandy places.