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.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapFlora of North America, Heterotheca pumila (Greene) Semple, 1987. Alpine goldenaster University of Waterloo (Canada), Astereae Lab, Heterotheca pumila photos, drawings, distribution map
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.
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