FNPS Plant Database

Chrysopsis floridana

Florida goldenaster

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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,NA

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--- 1Stays wet

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:

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, Linda.  2000. Florida goldenaster.    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. 2021.  Atlas of Florida Plants  ( http://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.  Chrysopsis floridana - Species Page - ISB: Atlas of Florida Plants (usf.edu)



 

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