Heterotheca rutteri

Heterotheca rutteri, called the Huachuca goldenaster[2] or Rutter's false goldenaster,[3] is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the aster family. It has been found only in the Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains of southern Arizona and northern Sonora.[4][2][5][6][7]

Heterotheca rutteri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae
Genus:
Heterotheca
Species:
H. rutteri
Binomial name
Heterotheca rutteri
(Rothr.) Shinners 1951
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysopsis villosa var. rutteri Rothr. 1879
  • Chrysopsis rutteri (Rothr.) Greene
  • Chrysopsis foliosa var. sericeovillosissima A.Gray

References
  1. The Plant List, Heterotheca rutteri (Rothr.) Shinners
  2. Flora of North America, Heterotheca rutteri (Rothrock) Shinners, 1951. Huachuca goldenaster
  3. "Heterotheca rutteri". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. University of Waterloo (Canada), Astereae Lab, Heterotheca rutteri photos,
  6. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description
  7. Greene, Edward Lee. 1894. Erythea 2: 96 Chrysopsis rutteri


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