Hulsea is a small genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known commonly as alpinegold.[2][3][4]

Hulsea
Hulsea algida
Kings Canyon National Park, California, USA
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Madieae
Subtribe: Hulseinae
Genus: Hulsea
Torr. & Gray 1858
Type species
Hulsea californica[1][2]

Alpinegolds are annual or perennial herbs native to western North America. They produce stout erect stems which may be fuzzy, hairy, or quite woolly. They are leafy, especially toward the base of the stem. At the top of the stem they bear small daisylike flower heads, with ray florets in shades of yellow to reddish-orange around a center packed with disc florets. The fruits are generally hard and black with a pappus.[5]

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