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Cottony Goldenaster, Cottonleaf Golden-aster (Chrysopsis gossypina) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 Common in the NC coastal plain in sandy habitats from coastal dunes to the sandhills. |
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Cottony Goldenaster, Cottonleaf Golden-aster (Chrysopsis gossypina) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 Soft, densely hairy leaves give the plant its common name. |
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Cottony Goldenaster, Cottonleaf Golden-aster (Chrysopsis gossypina) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 |
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Cottony Goldenaster, Cottonleaf Golden-aster (Chrysopsis gossypina) Scotland Co., NC 1 Oct 2006 Formerly treated as Heterotheca gossypina. |
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Maryland Golden-aster (Chrysopsis mariana, Heterotheca mariana) Edge of gravel road through Duke Forest in Durham Co., NC 27 Sep 2009 Common statewide in dry soils habitats, especially along wooded edges and roadsides. |
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Maryland Golden-aster (Chrysopsis mariana, Heterotheca mariana) Edge of gravel road through Duke Forest in Durham Co., NC 27 Sep 2009 Formerly placed in Heterotheca, this species is now considered to be in Chrysopsis. |
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Maryland Golden-aster (Chrysopsis mariana, Heterotheca mariana) Edge of gravel road through Duke Forest in Durham Co., NC 27 Sep 2009 |
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Maryland Golden-aster (Chrysopsis mariana, Heterotheca mariana) Edge of gravel road through Duke Forest in Durham Co., NC 27 Sep 2009 |
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Maryland Golden-aster (Chrysopsis mariana, Heterotheca mariana) Edge of gravel road through Duke Forest in Durham Co., NC 27 Sep 2009 |
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Maryland Golden-aster (Chrysopsis mariana, Heterotheca mariana) Edge of gravel road through Duke Forest in Durham Co., NC 27 Sep 2009 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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