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Hulsea heterochroma
Hulsea heterochroma A. Gray
Redray Alpinegold, Redray Hulsea
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: HUHE
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Margin: Dentate
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , PurpleBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Ray flowers red to reddish-purple, disc flowers yellow.
Distribution
USA: AR , CA , NV , UTNative Distribution: Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
Native Habitat: Often common after fires, chaparral and woodlands, rocky or gravelly soils from various substrates; 975'–8450'.
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Hulsea heterochroma in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Hulsea heterochroma in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hulsea heterochroma
Metadata
Record Modified: 2022-12-29Research By: Joseph A. Marcus