I visited a native plant garden over the weekend and thia plant was among the flowers .
northern Indiana



About 12-14 inches high , dry feeling with no smell
silver/green leaves


seed head

Perhaps, Golden Aster - Chrysopsis villosa

http://www.friendsofthewildflo...

It does resemble I submitted data to our database for that one last week but my submission was denied because I mistakenly listed the root structure as taproot (when I know it's a rhizome) and I also listed the flower type as a Corymb which I also know is incorrect since it has ray flowers. I had three browsers open that day, reading about a lot of different plants and I should have been more careful.

I looked at the sight you linked
I think you have it , but which one ? the sight references 9 and describes 4 on the bottom.
I really can not tell by reading the descriptions

Do you think I should put it in the general category Chrysopsis ?

@jmorth linked to this page for Hairy Golden Aster: http://www.friendsofthewildflo... Does the description fit your plant?

Comparing the sight and my photos , none of the flowers in my photos have any red stems

I do however have some seeds and they look like the photo , but I would expect all the chrysopsis seeds to look the same.




that is my problem it looks like it but reading the descriptions of the other (minor) I do not understand some of the terms
''floral array compact '' ''glandular hair''

sorry to be such a pain
I do not have to put the photo in the database , but if I do I would like to be rather certain it gets in the right place.