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Critically Imperiled Plant Profile
(Not Listed or Proposed under the Endangered Species Act)

You can probably tell from this photo that the genus Heterotheca is in the sunflower family. Photo by Dana York.

Heterotheca monarchensis range map.
Heterotheca monarchensis, Sequoia false goldenaster
Threats
- NatureServe has not assessed threats yet.
Conservation Status
National Forest and Grassland Occurrence
More Information

Heterotheca monarchensis. Photo by Dana York.

Heterotheca monarchensis. Photo by Dana York.

Described in the scientific literature in 1996, Monarch goldenaster can only be found in a small region of the rugged southern Sierra Nevada. Photo by Dana York.

Pinon and yucca are among its companion plants. Photo by Dana York.

This rare goldenaster species is restricted to limestone substrates. Photo by Dana York.
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U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/critically_imperiled/heterotheca_monarchensis/index.shtml
Last modified: Thursday, 08-Dec-2011 15:42:59 EST