''Heterotheca pumila'', the alpine goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family
Asteraceae. It grows in alpine and subalpine regions in the mountains of the western United States. It has been found the
Rocky Mountains in
Wyoming,
Colorado,
Utah, and
New Mexico.
[Flora of North America, ''Heterotheca pumila'' (Greene) Semple, 1987. Alpine goldenaster ]
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Typically, it typically grows up to about 15 inches tall, and blooms between July and September. Appearance-wise, it has multiple yellow flowers on top of a roundish mound of green-gray leaves. It is described to have a "strongly pungent" smell.
References
pumila
Flora of the Western United States
Plants described in 1894
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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