Eastern Mojave Vegetation Coll. No. 3365, Heterotheca villosa var. nana.  
 

 

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If you have a question or a comment about this photograph you may write to me at: tomas@schweich.com I sometimes post interesting questions in my FAQ, but I never disclose your full name or address. 		  Asteraceae, Heterotheca villosa nana
Photographed 11 January 2025.

Plants of Jefferson County Open Space
Jefferson County, Colorado
Asteraceae

Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners var. nana (A. Gray) Semple.  Hairy False Golden Aster.

Ranson/Edwards Homestead Open Space Park, Jefferson County, Colorado. High plains above Rocky Flats, 1.7 miles west on Colorado Highway 72 from Colorado Highway 93, 0.8 miles generally north on Plainview Road, then 175 meters west along the southern border of Ranson/Edwards. 39.88436°N, 105.26454°W. WGS 1984 Elev. 1961 m. Many of the ray flower ligules have been eaten giving the inflorescence a discoid appearance. With Solidago mollis, Symphyotrichum ericoides, Rosa arkansana, and Phleum pratense.

Collected by permit: Jefferson County Open Space, 2024, issued: Mar 6, 2024, to: Tom Schweich.

Tom Schweich, with Cynthia Hastings and Cathy Hansen-Stamp 3365. 30-Aug-2024

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