Helianthella parryi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Helianthella |
| Species: | H. parryi
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| Binomial name | |
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Helianthella parryi, common name Parry's dwarf-sunflower,[1] is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae. It grows in the southwestern United States, in the States of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.[2][3]
Helianthella parryi is a herbaceous plant up to 50 cm (20 in) tall. The plant usually produces only one yellow flower heads per stem, though sometimes 2 or 3. Heads are nodding (hanging). Each head contains 8-14 yellow ray flowers surrounding numerous yellow disc flowers.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Helianthella parryi". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter includes photos, description, distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Helianthella parryi A. Gray, 1864.
External links
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