Common
name: Dwarf Golden Aster
Latin name: Heterotheca pumila
Annual/Perennial:
Perennial Flowers: July to August
Flower size: 1" to 1.25"
Found in: Subalpine to Alpine
Height: 4" to 5"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken:
Close to the summit of Buffalo Pass near Steamboat
Springs, Co.
Pictured
Wildflower: Dwarf Golden Aster - Heterotheca
pumila
Field
notes: Dwarf Golden Aster is one of the few yellow
Asters that's easy to identify. They only grow at high elevations
near the top of mountains.
Look for Dwarf Golden Aster in sunny,
high meadows, tundras, along roads or trails, and near large
rocks.
