PLANTS Profile for Helianthus mollis (ashy sunflower)

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PLANTS Profile

Helianthus mollis Lam.
ashy sunflower

Symbol:

HEMO2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		I

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Images:
Helianthus mollis Lam.

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Synonyms:
Helianthus mollis Lam.

HEMOC

Helianthus mollis Lam. var. cordatus S. Watson

Distribution:
Helianthus mollis Lam.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Helianthus mollis Lam.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 62 species in Helianthus

Classification:
Helianthus mollis Lam.

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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 mollis Lam. – ashy sunflower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Helianthus mollis Lam.

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.

Michigan:
downy sunflower		Threatened
Ohio:
ashy sunflower		Threatened

Introduced Information:
Helianthus mollis Lam.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Helianthus mollis Lam.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36655.

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Time Generated: 10/10/2008 06:45 PM MDT