Common
name: Golden Aster
Latin name: Heterotheca villosa
Annual/Perennial:
Perennial Flowers: July to August
Flower size: 1" to 1.25"
Found in: Foothills to Montane
Height: 12" to 24"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken:
Deer Creek Canyon
Pictured
Wildflower: Golden Aster Heterotheca
villosa
Wildflower
Field notes: Golden Aster is quite common. Look for it
growing in rocks, on the sides of cliffs, hillsides, and along
roadways.