Helianthella parryi

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Helianthella parryi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Helianthella
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H. parryi
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]

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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Helianthella parryi". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  3. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter includes photos, description, distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Helianthella parryi A. Gray, 1864.

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