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Helianthus ciliaris DC.
Texas blueweed

       
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Photo of Helianthus ciliaris DC.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, TX, Amarillo. Usage Requirements.
 
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Helianthus ciliaris DC.

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Distribution:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AZ, CA, CO, IL, KS, NE, NM, NV, OK, TX, UT, WA)
 

Related Taxa:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 62 species in Helianthus
 

Classification:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

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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 ciliaris DC. – Texas blueweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arizona:
Texas blueweed              Prohibited noxious weed
Texas blueweed              Restricted noxious weed
Arkansas:
blueweed              Noxious weed
California:
blueweed              A list (noxious weeds)
Oregon:
Texas blueweed              "A" designated weed
Texas blueweed              Quarantine
South Carolina:
Texas blueweed              Plant pest
Washington:
Texas blueweed              Class A noxious weed
Texas blueweed              Noxious weed seed and plant quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

Texas blueweed
blueweed
yerba parda

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.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
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 ciliaris DC.

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 NO NO FAC NO FAC FAC FAC NI NI NI* NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt Minor              
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36625.

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).

 

Related Web Sites:
Helianthus ciliaris DC.

Arizona: abstract & image of yerba parda (Helianthus ciliaris)

WA-King County Noxious Weeds

 
 
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