| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Heterotheca hirsutissima (Greene) G.L.Nesom trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Phytoneuron 2020-68: 229 (2020) |
| Native Range | Wyoming to ne. Arizona and w. Texas, ne. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 100-3000m |
| Description | stems procumbent, pilose-strigose, lower stem leaves linear or oblong, 15-30mm, sessile, flat, capitula in corymb, involucre cylindrical, ligules 6-10mm |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Chrysopsis arida A.Nelson Chrysopsis asprella Greene Chrysopsis canescens var. nana A.Gray Chrysopsis compacta Greene Chrysopsis hirsutissima Greene Chrysopsis horrida Rydb. Chrysopsis villosa var. hispida A.Gray Chrysopsis villosa var. minor Hook. Diplostephium hispidum Nees ex DC. Heterotheca horrida (Rydb.) V.L.Harms Heterotheca villosa var. horrida (Rydb.) Semple Heterotheca villosa var. minor (Hook.) Semple Heterotheca villosa var. nana (A.Gray) Semple |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast) |