PLANTS Profile for Helianthus microcephalus (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

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Photo of Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray

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Distribution:
Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray


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Related Taxa:
Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray

View 480 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:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A. Gray

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 01:54 AM CDT