Helianthus microcephalus

Helianthus microcephalus

Helianthus microcephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Helianthinae
Genus: Helianthus
Species: Helianthus microcephalus

Name

Helianthus microcephalus Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer 2:329. 1842

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Helianthus divaricatus Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 141 (1803), nom. illeg.
  • Helianthus parviflorus Bernh. ex Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 3: 617 (1826)
  • Helianthus tracheliifolius Hook. in Compan. Bot. Mag. 1: 98 (1835)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Torr. & A.Gray, 1842. A Flora of North America 2:329.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Helianthus microcephalus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 08 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Helianthus microcephalus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 08. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Helianthus microcephalus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Feb. 2018.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Helianthus microcephalus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 08. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Helianthus microcephalus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Woodland sunflower

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