Helianthus mollis
| Helianthus mollis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Helianthus |
| Species: | H. mollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Helianthus mollis Lam. 1789 not Willd. 1803 nor Buchoz 1783[1] | |
Helianthus mollis is a species of sunflower known by the common names ashy sunflower. It is widespread across much of the United States and Canada, primarily the Great Lakes region from Ontario south to Texas and Alabama. Additional populations are found in the states of the Atlantic Coast from Maine to Georgia, but these appear to be introduced.[2]
Helianthus mollis grows on prairies and roadsides. It is a perennial herb up to 150 cm (5 feet) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Leaves are mostly along the stem rather than crowded near the base, each egg-shaped with teeth along the edges. One plant produces 1-15 flower heads containing 17-22 yellow ray florets surrounding 75 or more yellow disc florets.[3]
References
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1986
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Missouri in 1993
- Illinois Wildflowers
- Ozark Edge Wildflowers
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
- United States Department of Agriculture, National Forest Service
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