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Helianthus longifolius Pursh. Common name: Longleaf Sunflower. Phenology: Aug-Oct. Habitat: Sandstone and granite glades and woodlands, loamy to xeric longleaf pine sandhills. Distribution: This species is apparently rare, occurring in ne. AL, nw. GA, south to sw. GA.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA21, K4, S, SE1; >< Helianthus longifolius Pursh — RAB, misidentification. Basionym: Helianthus longifolius Pursh 1814 [1813]

Links to other floras: = Helianthus longifolius - FNA21

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Helianthus longifolius, Fall Line Sandhills, Taylor County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷

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