Heliopsis gracilis Nuttall. Common name: Smooth Oxeye, Pineywoods Oxeye, Coastal Plain Sunflower-everlasting, Coastal Plain Oxeye. Phenology: Apr-Jul; May-Jul. Habitat: Moist calcareous forests, loess bluffs, beech-magnolia forests, mesic hammocks. Distribution: Se. SC (Berkeley, Dorchester, and Charleston counties) south to GA (Jones & Coile 1988) and Panhandle FL, and west to LA (Thomas & Allen 1996) and se. AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, FNA21, K4, SE1, Tx, Fisher (1957); = Heliopsis helianthoides (L.) Sweet var. gracilis (Nutt.) Gandhi & R.D.Thomas — Fl7, WH3; = Heliopsis minor (Hook.) C.Mohr — S; = n/a — RAB. Basionym: Heliopsis gracilis Nutt. 1840
Links to other floras: = Heliopsis gracilis - FNA21
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Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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