Helianthus debilis Nuttall ssp. cucumerifolius (Torrey & A. Gray) Heiser. Common name: Cucumber-leaf Sunflower. Phenology: May-Aug. Habitat: Sandy soils of fields and roadsides. Distribution: Native from sw. GA and FL west to c. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA21, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Tx; = Helianthus debilis Nutt. ssp. cucumerifolius (Torr. & A.Gray) Heiser var. cucumerifolius (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray — SE1; = Helianthus debilis Nutt. var. cucumerifolius (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray — C, F, RAB, WV; = n/a — Pa, Tat; < Helianthus cucumerifolius Torr. & A.Gray — G, S, (basionym); < Helianthus debilis Nutt. ssp. cucumerifolius (Torr. & A.Gray) Heiser — Fl7, WH3
Links to other floras: = Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius - FNA21
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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