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Heterotheca viscida

Heterotheca viscida, called the cliff goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows on cliffs and ledges in mountainous regions. It grows in the southwestern United States, primarily in Arizona, New Mexico and southern Texas with reports of isolated populations in Nevada, southeastern Idaho, and southeastern Colorado.

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Heterotheca viscida
In New Mexico
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Heterotheca
Species:
H. viscida
Binomial name
Heterotheca viscida
(A.Gray) V.L.Harms 1968
Synonyms1
Synonymy
  • Chrysopsis villosa var. viscida A.Gray 1884
  • Chrysopsis viscida (A.Gray) Greene
  • Chrysopsis resinolens var. cil A.Nelson
  • Chrysopsis viscida var. ciliata (A.Nelson) S.F.Blake
  • Chrysopsis viscida var. cinerascens (S.F.Blake) S.F.Blake
  • Heterotheca horrida subsp. cinerascens S.F.Blake

Heterotheca viscida, called the cliff goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It grows on cliffs and ledges in mountainous regions. It grows in the southwestern United States, primarily in Arizona, New Mexico and southern Texas with reports of isolated populations in Nevada, southeastern Idaho, and southeastern Colorado.23456

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