NameThatPlant.net: Helianthus debilis ssp. debilis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Helianthus debilis ssp. debilis FAMILY Asteraceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helianthus debilis ssp. debilis FAMILY Asteraceae

COMMON NAME:
East Florida Beach Sunflower

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Helianthus debilis ssp. debilis FAMILY Asteraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helianthus debilis ssp. debilis FAMILY Asteraceae

4889

Forb
Annual

Habitat: Sandy beaches and dunes, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Florida

Rare in SC

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Reddish
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate but sterile

FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Achene

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