Helianthus mollis Lamarck. Common name: Ashy Sunflower, Gray Sunflower. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Calcareous prairies and barrens, disturbed places. Distribution: Apparently native of the Midwest, centered in IN, IL, MO, AR, c. TN, and w. KY, its original distribution obscured by its subsequent spread. Native in nw. GA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA21, G, GrPl, Il, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Oh3, Pa, RAB, S, SE1, Tn, Tx, Va, W; = n/a — Tat; > Helianthus mollis Lam. var. cordatus S.Watson — F; > Helianthus mollis Lam. var. mollis — F. Basionym: Helianthus mollis Lam. 1789
Links to other floras: = Helianthus mollis - FNA21
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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native range: southcentral United States
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