Heliomeris multiflora

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Heliomeris multiflora
Showy Goldeneye (8950887020).jpg
Status TNC G4.svg
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Heliomeris
Species:
H. multiflora
Binomial name
Heliomeris multiflora
Nutt.
Synonyms [1] [2]
Synonymy
  • Heliomeris multiflorusNutt. 1848
  • Gymnolomia multiflora(Nutt.) Rothr.
  • Viguiera multiflora(Nutt.) S.F. Blake
  • Gymnolomia brevifoliaGreene ex Wooton & Standl., syn of var. brevifolia
  • Heliomeris brevifolia(Greene ex Wooton & Standl.) Cockerell, syn of var. brevifolia
  • Viguiera ovalisS.F.Blake, syn of var. brevifolia
  • Gymnolomia nevadensisA.Nelson, syn of var. nevadensis
  • Heliomeris nevadensis(A.Nelson) Cockerell

Heliomeris multiflora is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae called the showy goldeneye. It grows in Mexico and the western United States from Montana to Jalisco. [3] [4] [5]

Heliomeris multiflora is a perennial herb up to 15 cm (5.9 in) tall, with a large taproot. Leaves are up to 16 cm (6.3 in) long, with hairs along the edges. One plant can produce 25 or more yellow flower heads, each head with 12-14 ray flowers surrounding 50 or more tiny disc flowers. [5] [6]

Varieties [2] [5]

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