64 ASTER FAMILY 
The word “‘aster’’ comes from the Latin for “star” and refers to the 
rays surrounding the yellow center. 
(GOLD-TOP GUTIERREZIA SAROTHRAE 
Plate 38, fig. 6 
The slender yellow heads of Gold-top grow in dense clusters on 
plants 1-3 ft. high. They bloom from midsummer to autumn and may 
be found on prairies and plains at 3000-8000 ft. They are especially 
typical of pastures and over-grazed areas. 
GOLDEN EyE  CHRYSOPSIS VILLOSA 
Plate 38, fig. 7 
The name “Golden Eye” is a direct translation of the scientific 
name of the genus. The flowers-heads are entirely golden-yellow, 
ray-flowers as well as disk-flowers, and they bloom in midsummer. 
The plants are low-growing, 1-2 ft. high, and occur on prairies and 
gravel-slides and in aspen woodlands at 3000-10000 ft. 
GUM WEED GRINDELIA SQUARROSA 
Plate 38, fig. 8 
The foliage of the Gum Weed oozes a sticky substance that gives 
the plant its name. The flower-heads are golden-yellow and bloom 
from midsummer to autumn. The plants are branched and grow 
2-4 ft. tall, along roadsides and in pastures at 3000-7000 ft. The entire 
plant is used in medicine for certain lung troubles, and a salve is made 
from it that is helpful in poison-ivy poisoning. 
CoNE FLOWER  RATIBIDA COLUMNARIS 
Plate 39, figs. 1, 6 
The fertile flowers of the Cone Flower are grouped in cone-shaped 
heads, which give the plant its name. The broad ray-flowers vary 
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