Helianthus microcephalus

Species of sunflower

Helianthus microcephalus

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

H. microcephalus

Binomial name
Helianthus microcephalus

Torr. & Gray[1]

Synonyms[2]

Helianthus pallidus (Elliot) Farw.
Helianthus parviflorus Bernh. ex Spreng.

Helianthus microcephalus is a perennial species of Helianthus also known as small woodland sunflower[1] or small-wood sunflower or small-head sunflower[3] or simply as woodland sunflower.[2] It is a native of Northern America, and is to be found growing in open woodlands and along roadsides. It is a host plant for the American painted lady, painted lady, and spring azure butterflies. It is also a larval host plant for the silvery checkerspot butterfly.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Helianthus microcephalus". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
2. ^ a b Dr. Richard Wunderlin or Dr. Bruce Hansen (2006). "Helianthus microcephalus". Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
3. ^ "Helianthus microcephalus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
4. ^ "Helianthus microcephalus (Small-headed Sunflower, Small Woodland Sunflower, Woodland Sunflower) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". plants.ces.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-16.

## External links

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* Media related to Helianthus microcephalus at Wikimedia Commons
* Data related to Helianthus microcephalus at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers

Helianthus microcephalus|

* Wikidata: Q5704868
* Wikispecies: Helianthus microcephalus
* AoFP: 2203
* APA: 801
* CoL: 3K5YC
* FNA: 242416634
* GBIF: 4250889
* GRIN: 104310
* iNaturalist: 118770
* IPNI: 329255-2
* IRMNG: 11442642
* ITIS: 36654
* MichiganFlora: 353
* NatureServe: 2.160285
* NCBI: 73298
* Open Tree of Life: 1010287
* PLANTS: HEMI3
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329255-2
* Tropicos: 2710400
* WFO: wfo-0000033006
* WoRMS: 1085841

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