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Cressler, Alan

Chrysopsis gossypina

Chrysopsis gossypina (Michx.) Elliott

Cottony Goldenaster

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CHGO

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Root Type: Tap
Size Notes: From about 8 inches to about 28 inches in height.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Ray flowers golden-yellow. Disk flowers yellow to orange.

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , VA

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	UPL				FACU

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 178 - Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025) North Carolina Botanical Garden; Chapel Hill, NC.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Chrysopsis gossypina in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Chrysopsis gossypina in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chrysopsis gossypina

Metadata

Record Modified: 2026-10-08
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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