| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Heterotheca villosa (Pursh) Shinners trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | Field & Lab. 19: 71 (1951) |
| Native Range | c. Canada to wc. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 300-2900m |
| Description | taproot, plants hirsute and glandular, leaves on stem, numerous, to 5cm long and 1cm wide, capitula several in cyme, ligules 10-25, 6-10mm long |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Amellus villosus Pursh Aster gracilentus Banks ex DC. Chrysopsis canescens Torr. & A.Gray Chrysopsis foliosa Nutt. Chrysopsis mollis Nutt. Chrysopsis villosa var. foliosa (Nutt.) D.C.Eaton Diplopappus villosus (Pursh) Hook. Heterotheca foliosa (Nutt.) Shinners Heterotheca villosa var. foliosa (Nutt.) V.L.Harms Inula villosa (Pursh) Nutt. Sideranthus integrifolius Nutt. Sideranthus villosus (Pursh) Sweet |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, MAN Manitoba, SAS Saskatchewan) 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MIC Michigan) |