Heterotheca fulcrata

Heterotheca fulcrata, known by the common name rockyscree false goldenaster,[2] is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found in northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas) and in the western United States (from Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas north to Wyoming and Idaho).[3][4][5][6][7]

Varieties[6][7]
  • Heterotheca fulcrata var. amplifolia (Rydberg) Semple - Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, southwestern Utah, southern New Mexico
  • Heterotheca fulcrata var. arizonica Semple - from Nevada to Coahuila
  • Heterotheca fulcrata var. fulcrata - from Wyoming + Idaho south to Arizona and Tamaulipas
  • Heterotheca fulcrata var. senilis (Wooton & Standley) Semple - southern Arizona, Southern New Mexico, western Texas, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila

Heterotheca fulcrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Heterotheca
Species:
H. fulcrata
Binomial name
Heterotheca fulcrata
Synonyms[1]
Synonymy
  • Chrysopsis fulcrata Greene 1898
  • Chrysopsis cryptocephala Wooton & Standl.
  • Chrysopsis elata Osterh.
  • Chrysopsis resinolens A.Nelson
  • Chrysopsis amplifolia Rydb.
  • Chrysopsis caudata Rydb.
  • Chrysopsis nitidula Wooton & Standl.
  • Heterotheca nitidula (Wooton & Standl.) G.L.Nesom
  • Heterotheca arizonica (Semple) G.L.Nesom
  • Chrysopsis senilis Wooton & Standl.

References
  1. The Plant List, Heterotheca fulcrata (Greene) Shinners
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Heterotheca fulcrata". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Tropicos, specimen listing for Heterotheca fulcrata (Greene) Shinners
  5. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, distribution map, description
  6. University of Waterloo (Canada), Astereae Lab, Heterotheca fulcrata distribution maps
  7. Flora of North America, Heterotheca fulcrata (Greene) Shinners, 1951.


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