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Asteraceae
Helianthus

not marked as a favorite taxon Helianthus decapetalus Linnaeus. Common name: Forest Sunflower. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Mesic woodlands and forests, oak savannas. Distribution: ME and QC west to WI and IA, south to GA and MO.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA21, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Oh3, Pa, RAB, S, SE1, Tat, Tn, Va, W; > Helianthus arenicola E.Watson; > Helianthus decapetalus L. — F, WV; > Helianthus leoninus E.Watson; > Helianthus saxicola Small — S; > Helianthus trachelifolius Mill. — F, WV. Basionym: Helianthus decapetalus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Helianthus decapetalus - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU
  • Midwest: UPL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU

Heliophily ⓘ: 7

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image #1 of Helianthus decapetalus© Gary P. Fleming
image #2 of Helianthus decapetalus© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #3 of Helianthus decapetalus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Helianthus decapetalus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Helianthus decapetalus© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Helianthus decapetalus© Alan Cressler: Helianthus decapetalus, Sosebee Cove, Sosebee Cove Scenic Area, Chattahoochee National Forest, Union County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source
image #10 of Helianthus decapetalus© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Helianthus decapetalus© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Helianthus decapetalus© Grant Morrow Parkins | Original Image ⭷

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect, rhizomatous perennial of floodplain forests, moist upland woodlands and forests, and oak savannas.

Stems: Stems simple or only branched below, smooth.

Leaves: Leaves opposite (uppermost leaves sometimes alternate), on narrowly winged petioles, broadly lance-shaped or oval, 3-8 in. long, thin or membranous, sharply toothed, rough above and light green and nearly hairless beneath.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) solitary or in open clusters, 1 1/2-3 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 8-15 yellow ray florets encircling a center disk of yellow tubular florets. Overlapping, spreading, long and slender bracts surround the base of each head.

Fruits: Fruit a dark, flattened, oblong achene.

Comments:

Height: 2-5 ft. (occasionally to 8 ft.)

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description: Erect, rhizomatous perennial of floodplain forests, moist upland woodlands and forests, and oak savannas.

stems: Stems simple or only branched below, smooth.

leaves: Leaves opposite (uppermost leaves sometimes alternate), on narrowly winged petioles, broadly lance-shaped or oval, 3-8 in. long, thin or membranous, sharply toothed, rough above and light green and nearly hairless beneath.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) solitary or in open clusters, 1 1/2-3 1/2 in. wide, consisting of 8-15 yellow ray florets encircling a center disk of yellow tubular florets. Overlapping, spreading, long and slender bracts surround the base of each head.

fruits: Fruit a dark, flattened, oblong achene.

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native range: eastern North America



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