Helianthus neglectus

Heiser

Rhodora 60: 275, fig. 2. 1958.

Common names: Neglected sunflower
EndemicConservation concern
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 21. Treatment on page 153. Mentioned on page 143.

Annuals, 80–200 cm. Stems erect (leafy), ± hispid to glabrate. Leaves cauline; alternate; petioles 7–12 cm; blades deltate-ovate, 7–14 × 7.5–12.3 cm, bases usually ± cordate, sometimes truncate, margins subentire to serrulate, abaxial faces strigose, not gland-dotted. Heads 1–5. Peduncles 10–40 cm. Involucres ± hemispheric, (23–28 ×) 10–14 mm. Phyllaries 25–35, lanceolate, 14–25 × 2.3–4 mm (surpassing discs), apices long-attenuate, abaxial faces strigillose to hispid. Paleae 9–10 mm, 3-toothed (middle teeth ± ciliate or bearded, hairs whitish, 0.3–0.6 mm). Ray florets 21–31; laminae 29–39 mm. Disc florets 150+; corollas 6–6.5 mm, lobes reddish; anthers dark, appendages purplish (style branches reddish). Cypselae 4–5 mm, strigillose to glabrate; pappi of 2 aristate scales 2.8–3.2 mm. 2n = 34.


Phenology: Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat: Sandy soils, sand dunes
Elevation: 800–1100 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.