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Helianthus carnosus
Helianthus carnosus Small
Lakeside Sunflower
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: HECA14
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: FLNational Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Research Literature
Reslit 241 - Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Florida (2000) L. G. Chafin and J. C. P. HancockReslit 1229 - Phylogenetic relationships in Helianthus (Asteraceae) based on nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer region sequence data (1998) E. E. Schilling, C. R. Linder, R. D. Noyes and L. ...
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Helianthus carnosus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Helianthus carnosus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Helianthus carnosus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2019-03-29Research By: CBR