Heterotheca rutteri, the Huachuca goldenaster[3] or Rutter's false goldenaster,[4] is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains of southern Arizona and northern Sonora.[5][3][6][7][8]

Heterotheca rutteri

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Heterotheca
Species:
H. rutteri
Binomial name
Heterotheca rutteri
Synonyms[2]
  • Chrysopsis villosa var. rutteri Rothr. 1879
  • Chrysopsis rutteri (Rothr.) Greene
  • Chrysopsis foliosa var. sericeovillosissima A.Gray

References edit

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Heterotheca rutteri (Rothr.) Shinners
  3. ^ a b Flora of North America, Heterotheca rutteri (Rothrock) Shinners, 1951. Huachuca goldenaster
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Heterotheca rutteri". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  6. ^ University of Waterloo (Canada), Astereae Lab, Heterotheca rutteri photos,
  7. ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description
  8. ^ Greene, Edward Lee. 1894. Erythea 2: 96 Chrysopsis rutteri