Heterotheca zionensis Semple is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Heterotheca zionensis Semple

Heterotheca zionensis Semple

Heterotheca zionensis (Zion goldenaster) is a North American flowering plant in the Asteraceae family found primarily in the southwestern US.

Family
Genus
Heterotheca
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Heterotheca zionensis Semple

Heterotheca zionensis, commonly called the Zion goldenaster, is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family that is native to North America. Its natural distribution covers Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas. There are reported occurrences of the species in southeastern Idaho and northwestern Colorado, but these populations are most likely introductions.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Heterotheca

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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