''Chrysopsis'' (golden asters), are plants in the family
Asteraceae
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native to the southern and eastern
United States
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. All the species are found in
Florida
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flower heads
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with yellow
disc floret
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae we ...
s and usually yellow
ray florets
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae we ...
. Some species formerly classified in this genus are now included in other genera: ''
Heterotheca
''Heterotheca'', (common names goldenasters, camphorweed, or telegraph weed) are North American plants in the family Asteraceae.
Etymology
''Heterotheca'' comes from Ancient Greek "other, different" and "case, chest", and refers to the fact ...
'', ''
Pityopsis
''Pityopsis'' is a genus of North American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae. Species of ''Pityopsis'' are known by the common names silkgrass or golden asters or grass-leaved goldenasters .Stenotus'', '' Ionactis'', '' Aster'', '' Eucephalus'', ''
Erigeron
''Erigeron'' () is a large genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is closely related to the genus '' Aster'' and the true daisies in the genus '' Bellis''. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution in dry, mountainous areas and grassland, ...
'', ''
Machaeranthera
''Machaeranthera'' is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae which are known by the common name tansyaster.
Tansyasters are variable in appearance. Some are small, singular wildflowers, while others are sprawling shr ...
Oclemena
''Oclemena'' is a small genus of North American flowering plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.
It is native to northeastern North America, found in wet or dry woodlands, and sometimes in clearings in the woods, or in acid ...
Arnica
''Arnica'' is a genus of perennial, herbaceous plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The genus name ''Arnica'' may be derived from the Greek ''arni'', "lamb", in reference to the plants' soft, hairy leaves. ''Arnica'' is also known by the ...
'', and ''
Helichrysopsis
''Helichrysopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, whose only known species is ''Helichrysopsis septentrionalis'', native to KwaZulu-Natal and southern Mozambique.Hilliard, Olive Mary. 1971. Notes from the Royal Botanic G ...
''.
Golden asters are often used as food plants by the
larva
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Schinia petulans
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There seem to be two genera ...
'' (which feeds exclusively on '' C. subulata'').
; Accepted species
* ''
Chrysopsis delaneyi
''Chrysopsis delaneyi'', or DeLaney's goldenaster, is one of the endemic species to the U.S. state of Florida, recently discovered in the genus ''Chrysopsis'', a small group of herbaceous plants of the family Asteraceae, known commonly as the ...
'' - DeLaney's golden aster - Florida
* '' Chrysopsis floridana'' - Florida golden aster - Florida
* ''
Chrysopsis godfreyi
''Chrysopsis godfreyi'', or Godfrey's goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the states of Florida and Alabama in the southeastern United States.
''Chrysopsis godfreyi'' is an he ...
Virginia
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and west to
Louisiana
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New York
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and
Ohio
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, west to
Texas
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* ''
Chrysopsis scabrella
''Chrysopsis scabrella'', called the Coastalplain goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native primarily to Florida with a few isolated populations in North and South Carolina.
''Chrysop ...
'' - Coastal plain golden aster - Florida,
Carolinas
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Combining Nort ...
* ''
Chrysopsis subulata
''Chrysopsis subulata'', called the scrubland goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Florida.
''Chrysopsis subulata'' is a biennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) ta ...