Helianthella quinquenervis |
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aspen sunflower, five-nerve helianthella, nodding dwarf-sunflower, nodding helianthella, wood sunflower |
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Habit | Plants (30–)50–150 cm. |
Cauline leaves | largest proximal to mid stems; blades usually 3– or 5–nerved, elliptic or ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, 10–50 cm, faces sparsely hirsute or glabrous. |
Involucres | hemispheric or broader, (25–)40–50 mm diam. |
Ray florets | (13–)21; (corollas bright yellow) laminae 25–30(–40) mm. |
Disc corollas | yellow. |
Phyllaries | (outer sometimes ± foliaceous) ovate to lanceolate (subequal to unequal, margins ciliate). |
Heads | usually borne singly, ± nodding. |
Cypselae | strongly compressed, narrowly obovate (margins ciliate, faces strigose); pappi of 2 ± subulate scales plus 2–4+ shorter scales. |
Paleae | scarious, relatively soft. |
Helianthella quinquenervis |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Aug(–Oct). |
Habitat | Moist meadows, aspen glades |
Elevation | 1400–3600 m (4600–11800 ft) |
Distribution |
AZ; CO; ID; MT; NM; NV; OR; SD; WY; Mexico (Chihuahua, Nuevo León)
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Discussion | Helianthella quinquenervis grows primarily in the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin ranges, and Black Hills. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 116. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Ecliptinae > Helianthella |
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Synonyms | Helianthus quinquenervis |
Name authority | (Hooker) A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 10. (1883) |
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