Chrysopsis latisquamea, the pineland goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in Florida.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Chrysopsis latisquamea is a biennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. Each plant usually produces only one stem but it can hold as many as 60 yellow flower heads, each head with both ray florets and disc florets. The species grows in sandy locations in open brushlands.Flora of North America, Chrysopsis latisquamea Pollard Pollard, Charles Louis 1900. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 13(29): 131–132
The Latin specific epithet of latisquamea is a portmanteau word, 'latis-' is derived from latus meaning broad and '-squamea' is derived from squama meaning scale.
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