Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Helianthus species 2
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
COMMON NAME:
Waccamaw Sunflower
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4779
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Loamy pine savannas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate but sterile
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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