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Small Woodland Sunflower

Helianthus microcephalus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Tennessee.January 24, February 28, March 33, April 54, May 56, June 31, July 26, August 39, September 55, October 28, November 22, December 22.
United States2,446
Tennessee623
Alabama471
North Carolina394
Georgia222
Kentucky216
West Virginia175
Pennsylvania145
South Carolina127
Virginia126

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genussunflowers · Helianthus

Sources

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Practise Small Woodland Sunflower with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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