Helianthus nuttallii

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Helianthus nuttallii
File:Helianthus nuttallii.jpg
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H. nuttallii
Binomial name
Helianthus nuttallii
Synonyms[1]
  • Helianthus fascicularis Greene
  • Helianthus parishii A.Gray, syn of subsp. parishii
  • Helianthus rydbergii Britton, syn of subsp. rydbergii

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Helianthus nuttallii (Nuttall's sunflower) is a species of sunflower native to northern, central, and western North America, from Newfoundland west to British Columbia, south to Missouri, New Mexico, and California.[2]

Helianthus nuttallii is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 50-400 cm (20-160 inches) tall. The leaves are opposite on the lower part of the stem, alternate higher up, narrow lanceolate, 8–20 cm (3.2-8.0 inches) long and 6–30 mm wide, with a rough texture. The flowers are yellow, produced in a flowerhead approximately 9 cm (3.6 inches) diameter with 10–20 ray florets and at least 60 disc florets; each stem bears one to a few flowerheads.[3][4]

Subspecies[2][3][1]
  • Helianthus nuttallii subsp. nuttallii - Canada, western United States
  • Helianthus nuttallii subsp. parishii (A.Gray) Heiser - (Los Angeles sunflower). Southern California, endemic. It is an endangered subspecies thought to have been extinct since 1937,[5] but it was rediscovered in southern California in 2001.
  • Helianthus nuttallii subsp. rydbergii (Britton) R. Long. - Central Canada, interior northwestern United States

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