Chrysopsis floridana is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known by its common name, Florida golden aster.

[4] In 1986 the plant was added to the US endangered species list because it was becoming increasingly rare, it was growing only on private property, and its habitat was unprotected and being destroyed and degraded by a number of forces.

[6] This is a short-lived perennial herb or subshrub growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall from a fibrous or rhizomatous root system.

[4] This plant occurs in open areas in Florida scrub habitat among sand pines (Pinus clausa).

[5] The main threat was habitat destruction for residential and commercial development, land management efforts such as mowing, railroad maintenance, and dumping.

[3] The natural fire regime of the Florida scrub features periodic wildfire that sweeps through and clears overgrown vegetation, allowing shade-intolerant plants of the understory to thrive.

[3] The recovery plan set in place for the rare plant was adequate and effective, and has shown some good results.