PLANTS Profile for Helianthus nuttallii (Nuttall's sunflower)

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Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray
Nuttall's sunflower

Symbol:

HENU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

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Distribution:
Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

View 478 genera in Asteraceae, 62 species in Helianthus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray ssp. nuttallii. . Image Available.

Helianthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii
Nuttall's sunflower

Distribution of Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray ssp. parishii (A. Gray) Heiser. .

Helianthus nuttallii ssp. parishii
Parish's sunflower

Distribution of Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray ssp. rydbergii (Britton) R.W. Long. .

Helianthus nuttallii ssp. rydbergii
Rydberg's sunflower

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Helianthus nuttallii 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 nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray – Nuttall's sunflower

U.S. Weed Information:
Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

Nuttall sunflower

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS

Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.

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 nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

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

FAC,FACW

FACW

FAC

FACW*

FACW

FACW-

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36662.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 11:57 PM CST