''Chrysopsis scabrella'', called the Coastalplain goldenaster, is a

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

n species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native primarily to Florida with a few isolated populations in North and South Carolina.Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
/ref> ''Chrysopsis scabrella'' is a biennial herb up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall. Most of the leaves are in a rosette close to the ground. There is usually only one flowering stalk, but it can hold as many as 100 yellow

flower heads A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...

in a loose array. Heads contain both ray florets and disc florets. The species grows in open areas such as fields, roadsides, and savannahs.Flora of North America, Coastalplain goldenaster, ''Chrysopsis scabrella'' Torrey & A. Gray
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15593042 scabrella Endemic flora of the United States Flora of Florida Flora of North Carolina Flora of South Carolina Plants described in 1842 Taxa named by Asa Gray Taxa named by John Torrey