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Hairy False Goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa) is a native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is moderately fast growing and short-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 3 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are yellow and striking, and bloom in the mid summer. Leaves are gray-green and deciduous. It tends to grow in crevices, at elevations from 1300-10200 feet.
Perennial herb
3 - 4 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Winter Deciduous
Yellow, Brown
Summer
Full Sun
Low, Moderate
Moderate
Fast, Medium, Slow
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
For propagating by seed: No treatment. (Emery and Frey 1971).
Crevices, open sand and gravel, lava flows
Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Coastal Scrub, Red Fir Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 4 likely
Tobacco Budworm Moth
Chloridea virescens
Gabb's Checkerspot
Chlosyne gabbii
Common Eupithacia
Eupithecia miserulata
Snakeweed Borer
Pelochrista ridingsana