sessileflower false goldenaster

Heterotheca sessiliflora

Member of false golden asters (genus Heterotheca)
yellow daisies
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild members of this species in the bay area.

bristly goldenaster
Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. echioides

bristly goldenaster
Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. echioides

distal leaves generally much reduced
found inland

bolander’s goldenaster
Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi

bolander’s goldenaster
Heterotheca sessiliflora ssp. bolanderi

distal leaves not much reduced
found on dunes, coastal slopes and headlands

2 observed taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 9 (8 are research grade)

Locations:

Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve: 2
Pinnacles NP: 2
Castle Rock SP
Coyote Lake / Harvey Bear Ranch CP
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Joseph D. Grant CP
Sierra Azul OSP

Months:

May: 1
Jun.: 2
Jul.: 2
Aug.: 0
Sep.: 1
Oct.: 2
Nov.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora