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Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray

Small woodland sunflower

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Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray
small woodland sunflower

       
Symbol:   HEMI3  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asteraceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Distribution:
Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray

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USA ( AL , AR , CT, FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , LA , MD, MI , MN, MO , MS , NC , NJ, OH , PA , SC , TN , VA , WV )
 

Related Taxa:
Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray

View 477 genera in Asteraceae , 62 species in Helianthus
 

Classification:
Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Helianthus L. – sunflower
Species Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray – small woodland sunflower
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland :
small-headed sunflower              Endangered
Michigan :
small wood sunflower              Probably Extirpated
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU- NI NI FACU-* NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36654.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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