Flower profile
Soft goldaster
Bradburia pilosa
Soft goldaster is a wildflower that USDA PLANTS lists as native in the lower 48 states. In Oklahoma it's most often seen in bloom in June–October.
*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.
On our lists for: Oklahoma
Quick look
Bradburia pilosa, the soft goldenaster, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the south-central United States. It is primarily found in the southeastern Great Plains and lower Mississippi Valley, in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama.
- It belongs to the Asteraceae family. iNaturalist
- USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a annual life cycle. USDA PLANTS
- USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 15 states. USDA PLANTS
- NatureServe lists it as native to Oklahoma. NatureServe
- In Oklahoma, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in June–October. iNaturalist
- iNaturalist has 701 research-grade sightings of it in Oklahoma, ranking #44 among the 110 flowers on our Oklahoma list. iNaturalist
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When does it bloom?
In Oklahoma, most flowering sightings come in June–October.
Conservation status
- Federal (U.S. ESA)
- Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. USFWS ECOS
- NatureServe global
- G5 Secure worldwide. NatureServe
- Oklahoma
- No list Oklahoma has no state law listing endangered or threatened plants, so we show NatureServe's Oklahoma ranks instead. NatureServe: SNR, not yet ranked in Oklahoma.
- Rare elsewhere
- No other U.S. state ranks it S1, S2, SH or SX.
Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.
Can you eat it?
None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.
It isn't on the ASPCA plant list.
🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.
Where does it grow?
USDA PLANTS records soft goldaster in 15 states.
recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded
See the full list of states
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.
Oklahoma counties with USDA records: Adair, Atoka, Bryan, Cherokee, Cleveland, Coal, Creek, Delaware, Grady, Haskell, Hughes, Johnston, Latimer, Le Flore, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McCurtain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Noble, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Payne, Pittsburg, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Pushmataha, Seminole, Sequoyah, Washington.
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Sources
- USDA, NRCS. PLANTS Database, profile CHPI8.
- iNaturalist, Bradburia pilosa: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
- Wikipedia, Bradburia pilosa (lead quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma Noxious Weed Law (2 O.S. § 3-220).
- USFWS, ECOS species database (ESA listing check), October 17, 2026.
- NatureServe Explorer, Bradburia pilosa (global and state ranks).
- Edibility and toxicity: no source found (marked "not well documented").
- Photo: Mark G via iNaturalist · CC0 · resized.