| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Heterotheca monarchensis D.A.York, Shevock & J.C.Semple trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Univ. Waterloo Biol. Ser. 37: 52 (1996) |
| Native Range | California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1000-1900m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblanceolate to obovate, margins sinuate, entire, ciliate, acute, densely pilose, capitula in corymb, involucre cylindrical, ligules 12-16, 10-14mm |
| Size | 9-18cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |