Chrysoma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Nuttall, Thomas. 1834. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(1): 67–68 short description in Latin, longer description and commentary in EnglishTropicos, Chrysoma Nutt.
Species More than 20 species names have been created in the genus, most of them now transferred to other genera (Ericameria, Solidago, Gundlachia). Only one remains, Chrysoma pauciflosculosa (common name woody goldenrod), native to the southeastern United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina).Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map Chrysoma pauciflosculosa is a branching, evergreen shrub up to tall, with resin but no hairs. Flower heads are yellow, in dense, flat-topped arrays of many small heads, sometimes with no ray florets but sometimes with 2 or 3 ray florets, plus 2-5 disc florets.Flora of North America, Chrysoma Nuttall
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External links Floridata Plant Encyclopedia Native Florida Wildflowers Carolina Nature Discover Life