Telegraph Weed
Botanical name: Heterotheca
Telegraph Weed
Botanical name: Heterotheca
Description
Telegraph Weed are a genus of annual and perennial herbs with daisy-like flower heads. They can often be found as a roadside weed. They have sticky leaves that smell of camphor when crushed. Native Americans used the stems for lightweight construction material and for constructing arrows. Some species produce two types of seeds to ensure their survival. 
Species of Telegraph Weed
Camphorweed
Camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris) is a fragrant herbaceous perennial plant native to North America and Mexico. The aromatic camphor smell of this plant comes from internal chemicals and gives the plant its name.
Telegraphweed
The telegraphweed (Heterotheca grandiflora) is a tall weedy species most often found in the drier regions of western North America. The blooms of telegraphweed attract butterflies and birds, but the ungainly appearance of its stems prevents it from becoming a popular garden plant.
Hairy false goldenaster
A cheerful yellow flower in the aster family, the hairy false goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa) is a herbaceous perennial with gray-green leaves and small clusters of flowers that sprawl across the ground.
Oregon false goldenaster
Oregon false goldenaster are a genus of annual and perennial herbs with daisy-like flower heads. They can often be found as a roadside weed. They have sticky leaves that smell of camphor when crushed. Native Americans used the stems for lightweight construction material and for constructing arrows. Some species produce two types of seeds to ensure their survival.
Sessileflower false goldenaster
It may be a small clumping or mat-forming plant or grow tall stems to heights exceeding a meter. It is coated in small bristles or long woolly hairs and it is glandular, particularly around the inflorescence. The flower head contains long yellowish disc florets and the edge is fringed with yellow ray florets.
Lemonyellow false goldenaster
Lemonyellow false goldenaster are a genus of annual and perennial herbs with daisy-like flower heads. They can often be found as a roadside weed. They have sticky leaves that smell of camphor when crushed. Native Americans used the stems for lightweight construction material and for constructing arrows. Some species produce two types of seeds to ensure their survival.
Oregon false goldenaster
Oregon false goldenaster are a genus of annual and perennial herbs with daisy-like flower heads. They can often be found as a roadside weed. They have sticky leaves that smell of camphor when crushed. Native Americans used the stems for lightweight construction material and for constructing arrows. Some species produce two types of seeds to ensure their survival.
Rockyscree false goldenaster
Rockyscree false goldenaster are a genus of annual and perennial herbs with daisy-like flower heads. They can often be found as a roadside weed. They have sticky leaves that smell of camphor when crushed. Native Americans used the stems for lightweight construction material and for constructing arrows. Some species produce two types of seeds to ensure their survival.
Hoary false goldenaster
Hoary false goldenaster are a genus of annual and perennial herbs with daisy-like flower heads. They can often be found as a roadside weed. They have sticky leaves that smell of camphor when crushed. Native Americans used the stems for lightweight construction material and for constructing arrows. Some species produce two types of seeds to ensure their survival.
Scientific Classification
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