Helianthus debilis Nuttall ssp. vestitus (E.E. Watson) Heiser. Common name: West Florida Beach Sunflower. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Coastal dunes. Distribution: W. coast of peninsular FL, Hernando County south to Lee County.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl7, FNA21, K4, WH3; = Helianthus debilis Nutt. ssp. debilis var. vestitus (E.Watson) Cronquist — SE1; = Helianthus vestitus E.Watson — S, (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Helianthus debilis ssp. vestitus - FNA21
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- 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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