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Helianthus glaucophyllus D.M. Smith. Common name: Whiteleaf Sunflower. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Moist forests, woodlands, and woodland edges, at medium elevations, mostly from 1000-1500 m (but sometimes lower), generally flowering only when in a canopy gap (as caused by a tree-fall) or along banks of narrow roads. Distribution: A narrow Southern Appalachian endemic: w. NC, nw. SC, and ne. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997)

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Other Comments: First reported for SC by Hill & Horn (1997).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA21, K4, RAB, SE1, Tn, W. Basionym: Helianthus glaucophyllus D.M.Sm. 1958

Links to other floras: = Helianthus glaucophyllus - FNA21

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