Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Pityopsis ruthii
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pityopsis ruthii
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular Flora of the Southeastern States (Cronquist 1980, Isely 1990)
Chrysopsis ruthii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Heterotheca ruthii
COMMON NAME:
Ruth's Goldenaster
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Alan Cressler alc_7538964838
July Polk County TN
Cherokee National Forest
The heads are small, with about 12 rays 3/8" [1cm] long, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
COMPARE
Grass-leaved Golden-asters
Alan Cressler alc_7538966622
July Polk County TN
Cherokee National Forest
The stems are leafy up to the flower heads, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Alan Cressler alc_7538968800
July Polk County TN
Cherokee National Forest
Leaves linear, 1-3" long, with silky hairs that give a silvery appearance, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Alan Cressler alc_20423680993
August Polk County TN
Cherokee National Forest
A low, much-branched plant growing on rocks along river gorges. Rare, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.