Heterotheca (common names goldenasters, camphorweed, or telegraph weed)[5] is a genus of North American plants in the family Asteraceae.

[1][6] Heterotheca comes from Ancient Greek ἕτερος héteros "other, different" and θήκη thḗkē "case, chest", and refers to the fact that, in some species in the genus, the cypselae (achenes containing seed) of the disk and ray florets have different shapes.

[5][7] Etymology: The genus “Heterotheca” (Heterothe'ca:) is derived from the Greek heteros, “different,” and theke, “ovary,” from the unlike cypselas of the ray and disk florets.

[9] Sources:[3][10] Many species have been included in Heterotheca at various times in the past, but now regarded as more suitable for other genera.

The most common of these is Chrysopsis, but others include Aster Bradburia Osbertia Munnozia Pityopsis + Tomentaurum.