| Botanical name: |
Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Elliot |
| Common
name: |
Maryland goldenaster |
| Synonomy: | | Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Elliot var. macradenia Fernald | | Heterotheca mariana (L.) Shinners | | Heterotheca mariana (L.) Shinners var. macradenia (Fernald) V.L. Harms | | Inula mariana L. |
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| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Asteraceae |
| Growth
Type: |
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
8-32" |
| Foliage: |
hairy; stalkless alternate leaves oblong or narrowly oval, broader toward tip; entire |
| Flowers: |
bright yellow ray and disk flowers with stick bracts below the petals |
| Flowering/fruiting time |
blooms and fruits early August to November |
| Habitat: |
dry, sandy or rocky soils of woods and shaded edges, fields |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
throughout the Pine Barrens; infrequent on the Inner Coastal Plain and Piedmont |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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