Chrysopsis

Golden asters
Chrysopsis scabrella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Chrysopsis
(Nutt.) Elliott
Synonyms[1]
  • Inula subg. Chrysopsis Nutt.
  • Heterotheca sect. Chrysopsis (Nutt.) V.L.Harms
  • Diplogon Raf.
  • Inula sect. Chrysopsis Nutt.
  • Diplopappus Cass.

Chrysopsis (golden asters), are plants in the sunflower family native to the southern and eastern United States. All the species are found in Florida, although some are found in other states as well.[2][3][4]

These are annual and perennial herbs bearing daisy-like flower heads with yellow disc florets and usually yellow ray florets. Some species formerly classified in this genus are now included in other genera: Heterotheca, Pityopsis, Stenotus, Ionactis, Aster, Eucephalus, Erigeron, Machaeranthera, Croptilon, Xanthisma, Oclemena, Bradburia, Oxypappus, Arnica, Helichrysopsis.[1]

Golden asters are often used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia petulans (which feeds exclusively on Chrysopsis subulata).

Accepted Species[1][4]
  1. Chrysopsis delaneyi - DeLaney's golden aster - Florida
  2. Chrysopsis floridana - Florida golden aster - Florida
  3. Chrysopsis godfreyi - Godfrey's golden aster - Florida, Alabama
  4. Chrysopsis gossypina - Cottony golden aster - from Florida north to Virginia and west to Louisiana
  5. Chrysopsis highlandsensis - Highlands County golden aster - Florida
  6. Chrysopsis lanuginosa - Lynn Haven golden aster - Florida
  7. Chrysopsis latisquamea - Pineland golden aster - Florida
  8. Chrysopsis linearifolia - Narrowleaf golden aster - Florida
  9. Chrysopsis mariana - Maryland golden aster - from Florida north to New York + Ohio, west to Texas
  10. Chrysopsis scabrella - Coastal plain golden aster - Florida, Carolinas
  11. Chrysopsis subulata - Scrubland golden aster - Florida

References

  1. 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Elliott, Stephen. 1823. Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia 2(4): 333–339 short descriptions in Latin, longer descriptions in English
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Chrysopsis (Nutt.) Elliott
  4. 1 2 Biota of north America Program 2013 county distribution maps

External links

Media related to Chrysopsis at Wikimedia Commons


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