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Helianthus occidentalis Riddell

Fewleaf sunflower; Helianthus dowellianus MA Curtis

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Helianthus occidentalis Riddell
fewleaf sunflower

       
Symbol:   HEOC2  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Asteraceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Distribution:
Helianthus occidentalis Riddell

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USA ( AR , DC , FL , GA , IA, IL , IN , KS, KY , LA , MD, MI , MN , MO , NC , NJ, OH , PA , SC, TN , TX , VA , WI , WV )
 

Related Taxa:
Helianthus occidentalis Riddell

View 477 genera in Asteraceae , 62 species in Helianthus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Helianthus occidentalis Riddell ssp. occidentalis. .
Helianthus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis
fewleaf sunflower
Distribution of Helianthus occidentalis Riddell ssp. plantagineus (Torr. & A. Gray) Shinners. .
Helianthus occidentalis ssp. plantagineus
fewleaf sunflower
Plant is native (blue) Native    Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Helianthus occidentalis Riddell

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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 occidentalis Riddell – fewleaf sunflower
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Helianthus occidentalis Riddell

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 :
Mcdowell's sunflower              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Helianthus occidentalis Riddell

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
UPL,FACU UPL FACU FACU- NO NI FACU NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Helianthus occidentalis Riddell

View species account , photographs , 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 36666.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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