Helianthella parryi
| Helianthella parryi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Helianthella |
| Species: | H. parryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Helianthella parryi A.Gray 1864 | |
Helianthella parryi, Parry's dwarf-sunflower,[1] is a North American plant species in the sunflower family. It grows in the southwestern United States, in the States of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.[2][3]
Helianthella parryi is a herbaceous plant up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. The plant usually produces only one yellow flower heads per stem, though sometimes 2 or 3. Heads are nodding (hanging). Each head contains 8-14 yellow ray flowers surrounding numerous yellow disc flowers.[4]
References
- ↑ "Helianthella parryi". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter includes photos, description, distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Helianthella parryi A. Gray, 1864.
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