Helianthus atrorubens

Species of sunflower

Helianthus atrorubens

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Asterales
Family:  | Asteraceae
Genus:  | Helianthus
Species:  |

H. atrorubens

Binomial name
Helianthus atrorubens

L. 1753 not Lam. 1789

Synonyms[1]

* Discomela atrorubens Raf.
* Discomela sparsiflorus Raf.
* Helianthus sparsifolius Elliott
* Echinomeria apetala (Torr. ex Nutt.) Nutt.
* Rudbeckia apetala Torr. ex Nutt.

Helianthus atrorubens is a North American species of sunflower known by the common name purpledisc sunflower. It is native to the southeastern United States. It is found in all the coastal states from Louisiana to Virginia, plus the inland states of Kentucky and Tennessee.[2]

Illustration showing details of plant.

Helianthus atrorubens is a perennial herb sometimes as much as 200 cm (80 inches) tall. Most of the leaves are close to the base of the stem. One plant can produce 1-15 flower heads, each with 10-15 yellow ray florets surrounding 75 or more red or purple disc florets. The plant grows in mixed woods and along roadsides.[3]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ The Plant List, Helianthus atrorubens L.
2. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
3. ^ Flora of North America, Helianthus atrorubens Linnaeus, 1753. Purpledisc sunflower

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Helianthus atrorubens.

* Alabama Plants, Helianthus atrorubens L. - Purple Disk Sunflower  photo
* Alabama Plant Atlas

Taxon identifiers

Helianthus atrorubens|

* Wikidata: Q15485134
* Wikispecies: Helianthus atrorubens
* AoFP: 3461
* APA: 786
* BioLib: 41535
* CoL: 6LHNF
* EoL: 468108
* EPPO: HELAT
* FNA: 250066871
* GBIF: 3119160
* GRIN: 104282
* iNaturalist: 163611
* IPNI: 329242-2
* IRMNG: 11163046
* ITIS: 36620
* IUCN: 20694250
* NatureServe: 2.155736
* NCBI: 73277
* Observation.org: 118454
* Open Tree of Life: 769544
* Plant List: gcc-99492
* PLANTS: HEAT
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329242-2
* RHS: 99849
* Tropicos: 2710387
* WFO: wfo-0000138864

This Heliantheae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template