Helianthus simulans
| Helianthus simulans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Helianthus |
| Species: | H. simulans |
| Binomial name | |
| Helianthus simulans Nutt. 1841 | |
Helianthus simulans is a North American species of sunflower known by the common name muck sunflower. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States, from eastern Texas to the Carolinas. There are some suggestions that the populations in the eastern half of that range might represent naturalizations.[1]
Helianthus simulans grows in wet, mucky soils in marshes, ditches, and roadsides. It is a perennial herb up to 260 cm (over 8 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. One plant usually produces 1-15 flower heads, each containing 12–23 yellow ray florets surrounding 100 or more red, yellow, or brown disc florets.[2]
References
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Helianthus simulans E. Watson, 1929. Muck sunflower
External links
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
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