Chrysopsis highlandsensis K.R. Delaney & R.P. Wunderlin is native to the southern central "highlands" of peninsular Florida in Highlands and Polk Counties (Delaney et al. 2002). It can be locally common but not widely distributed. It has woolly oblong leaves with wavy margins and heads with glandular phyllaries. The species is diploid (2n=10). See Semple (2006 FNA).
DeLaney, K.R. and R. P. Wunderlin. 2002. A new species of Chrysopsis (Asteraceae, Astereae) from central Florida. Botanical Explorer 2: 1-20.
Last revised 17 April 2025 by J.C. Semple
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1-4. Chrysopsis highlandsensis. 1. Robust plants, Semple et al. 10899, Highlands Co., Florida 2. Plants, Semple et al. 10897, Polk Co., Florida. 3. Bolting rosette shifted from woolly to nearly hairless leaves, Semple et al. 11144, Brevard Co., Florida. 4. Upper stem leaves, S et al. 10899. 5. Inflorescence, S et al. 10899. 6. Range map.