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Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.
prairie sunflower

       
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Photo of Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.
Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. United States, TX, Knox City. Usage Requirements.
 
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Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.

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Distribution:
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.

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USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, MB, ON, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 62 species in Helianthus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. ssp. fallax Heiser. .
Helianthus petiolaris ssp. fallax
prairie sunflower
Distribution of Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. ssp. petiolaris. .
Helianthus petiolaris ssp. petiolaris
prairie sunflower
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.

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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 petiolaris Nutt. – prairie sunflower
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.

prairie 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.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36671.

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

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

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

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Helianthus petiolaris Nutt.

IL-Weeds of the North Central States

 
 
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