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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius
FAMILY
Asteraceae
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Read more about Helianthus at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-65-024:
Helianthus debilis var. cucumerifolius FAMILY Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Helianthus cucumerifolius
COMMON NAME:
Cucumber-leaf Sunflower, Beach Sunflower
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_h_debilis_cucumerif_2
October
Ray florets 11-20. Disc floret corolla lobes usually reddish. Anthers dark, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius
FAMILY
Asteraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Helianthus debilis ssp. cucumerifolius
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-65-024:
Helianthus debilis var. cucumerifolius
FAMILY
Asteraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Helianthus cucumerifolius
3637
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Sandy soils of fields and roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Common in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare in GA & Carolina Piedmont
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LEAVES:
Simple
Lower opposite, upper alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Reddish
Inferior ovary
Disc flowers bisexual & fertile/ Ray flowers pistillate but sterile
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grayish-black
Achene
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