Helianthella parryi
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 | |
Helianthella parryi |
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]- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Helianthella parryi". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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
[edit] Media related to Helianthella parryi at Wikimedia Commons