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Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray
Nuttall's sunflower

       
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Photo of Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray
Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

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Distribution:
Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

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USA (AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 62 species in Helianthus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray ssp. nuttallii. . Image Available.
Helianthus nuttallii ssp. nuttallii
Nuttall's sunflower
Distribution of Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray ssp. parishii (A. Gray) Heiser. .
Helianthus nuttallii ssp. parishii
Parish's sunflower
Distribution of Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray ssp. rydbergii (Britton) R.W. Long. .
Helianthus nuttallii ssp. rydbergii
Rydberg's sunflower
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

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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 nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray – Nuttall's sunflower
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

Nuttall 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.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC,FACW NO NO NI FACW FAC FACW* FACW FACW FACW- FACW NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & A. Gray

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36662.

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

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

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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