Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra

(Dunal) Fernald

Rhodora 44: 340. 1942.

Common names: Héliopside scabre
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Heliopsis scabra Dunal Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 5: 56, plate 8. 1819
Synonyms: Heliopsis helianthoides subsp. occidentalis T. R. Fisher Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis (T. R. Fisher) Steyermark
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 69. Mentioned on page 68, 70.

Leaf blades deltate to narrowly ovate-lanceolate, 6–12 × 2–5 cm, faces moderately to densely scabrellous to scabrous.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–early fall.
Habitat: Open woods, prairies, old pastures, edges of fields, meadows, road banks, ditches
Elevation: 0–2300 m

Distribution

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Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), Ont., Que., Sask., Ark., Colo., Conn., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.Mex., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., R.I., S.Dak., Tex., Vt., Wis.

Discussion

Variety scabra is reported as introduced in British Columbia, Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and perhaps Quebec (H. J. Scoggan 1978–1979, part 4).

Varieties (subspp.) scabra and occidentalis intergrade so completely and intermediate plants are so numerous that it seems futile to draw taxonomic lines. In general, some plants traditionally treated as var. scabra (in the strict sense) have somewhat narrower leaf blades and longer petioles than most plants treated as var. occidentalis.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Alan R. Smith +
(Dunal) Fernald +
Heliopsis scabra +
Héliopside scabre +
Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ark. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.H. +, N.Mex. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, R.I. +, S.Dak. +, Tex. +, Vt. +  and Wis. +
0–2300 m +
Open woods, prairies, old pastures, edges of fields, meadows, road banks, ditches +
Flowering late spring–early fall. +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Heliopsis helianthoides subsp. occidentalis +  and Heliopsis helianthoides var. occidentalis +
Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra +
Heliopsis helianthoides +
variety +