Helianthus debilis Nuttall ssp. debilis. Common name: East Florida Beach Sunflower. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Sandy beaches and dunes. Distribution: East side of the FL peninsula from St. Johns County south to Monroe County, FL. Disjunct (probably adventive), at Pawleys Island, Georgetown County, SC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl7, FNA21, K4, WH3; = Helianthus debilis Nutt. ssp. debilis var. debilis — SE1; = Helianthus debilis Nutt. var. debilis — F; = n/a — RAB; < Helianthus debilis Nutt. — S. Basionym: Helianthus debilis Nutt. 1841
Links to other floras: = Helianthus debilis ssp. debilis - FNA21
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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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