| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Heterotheca compacta (D.D.Keck) P.M.Sl. trib. Astereae |
| Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
| Native Range | California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 200-1000m |
| Description | stems ramose, pilose, sparsely glandular, leaves grey-green, ovate- to linear-lanceolate, flat, acute, long lanate, capitula in raceme, discoid, outer bracts lanceolate |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Chrysopsis oregona var. compacta D.D.Keck, Aliso 4: 102 (1958) Heterotheca oregona var. compacta (D.D.Keck) Semple |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |