PLANTS Profile for Helianthus pauciflorus ssp. pauciflorus (stiff sunflower)

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Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. pauciflorus
stiff sunflower

Symbol:

HEPAP2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. pauciflorus

Helianthus laetiflorus var. rigidus

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 486. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. pauciflorus

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Synonyms:
Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. pauciflorus

	HELAR	Helianthus laetiflorus Pers. var. rigidus (Cass.) Fernald
	HERI2	Helianthus rigidus (Cass.) Desf.

Distribution:
Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. pauciflorus


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USA (AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, OK, RI, SD, TX, VA, VT, WI), CAN (AB, MB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK)

Related Taxa:
Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. pauciflorus

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 62 species in Helianthus, 2 subspecies in Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt.

Classification:
Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. pauciflorus

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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 pauciflorus Nutt. – stiff sunflower
Subspecies	Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. pauciflorus – stiff sunflower

More Accounts and Images:
Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. pauciflorus

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524126.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

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Helianthus pauciflorus Nutt. ssp. pauciflorus

MT & ND-Planting Guide (Forbs/Legumes)

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