hairy golden-aster

June 23, 2014 • Shirley Canyon Trail • Squaw Valley, Placer County, California

Coordinates: 39.20466,-120.26190 (click for map)
hairy golden-aster (Heterotheca orovillosa (Heterotheca villosa)) [Shirley Canyon Trail, Squaw Valley, Placer County, California]
Filename: 20140623-133020.jpg 3180x2385 pixels, ISO 80, f8.0 @ 1/320 sec
Heterotheca orovillosa (Heterotheca villosa)

Heterotheca villosa was recently split into a dozen newly-defined species. Heterotheca orovillosa is the one that grows in northern California.

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