FNPS Plant Database

Chrysopsis floridana

Florida goldenaster
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Janet Bowers, Heartland Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Troy Springer

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Florida goldenaster

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Chrysopsis floridana

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2 ft tall by 1 to 2 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

yellow

Fruit Color:

brown

Phenology:

Foliage is evergreen. Blooms late-October and November. Seeds in late-November to early-December.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Garden location where its silvery young foliage is visible but not where its somewhat weedy look at time of flowering (November) will be an issue.

Considerations:

This species is listed as Endangered by the USFWS and the State of Florida.  Please plant responsibly.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagation:

Easily established from seed. Plant in December in sandy area at time of seed maturity.  

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Not wet but not extremely dry -to- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

acidic to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

9A,9B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds

Butterflies and bees including green metallic, sweat, leafcutter, bumble and mining bees ( Florida Wildflower Foundation ).

Primarily wind dispersed, but small birds consume seed.

Native Habitats:

Scrub. In openings and open ecotones. Disturbance is required for persistence of this species. This species can be seen at the Balm-Boyette and Golden Aster preserves in Hillsborough County.

Natural Range in Florida:

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Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Foliage is showy, silvery gray green. Takes on a weed appearance at flowering time. This is an Endangered Florida endemic -- do not harvest plants from the wild.

Citations:

Chafin, L. G. (2000). Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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