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Chrysopsis highlandsensis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asterales

Genus
  
Chrysopsis

Chrysopsis highlandsensis, called the Highlands goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the aster family. It has been found only in three counties in central Florida: Highlands, Polk, and Glades.

Chrysopsis highlandsensis is a perennial herb up to 110 cm (44 inches) tall. It very often produces several stems, each bearing many leaves and as many as 50 yellow flower heads. The species grows in sandy pine woods and wooded scrubland.

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Chrysopsis highlandsensis Wikipedia