Helianthus laciniatus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Helianthus
- Species
- Helianthus laciniatus
- Scientific Name
- Helianthus laciniatus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Helianthus laciniatus
Helianthus laciniatus is a North American species of sunflower known by the common name alkali sunflower. It is found in the southwestern United States (southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, western Texas) and north-central Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Durango). It is fairly common in the Chihuahuan Desert.
Helianthus laciniatus is a perennial herb up to 200 cm (almost 7 feet) tall. Most of the leaves are on the stem rather than clumped together close to the ground, each leaf is up to 9 cm (2.7 inches) long. One plant usually produces 1-9 flower heads. Each head has with 14–20 yellow ray florets surrounding 40 or more red or purple disc florets. The plant grows in dry, alkaline desert soils.
...Helianthus laciniatus in languages:
- English
- Alkali Sunflower
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Helianthus agrestis
- Helianthus angustifolius
- Helianthus annuus
- Helianthus anomalus
- Helianthus argophyllus
- Helianthus arizonensis
- Helianthus atrorubens
- Helianthus bolanderi
- Helianthus californicus
- Helianthus carnosus
- Helianthus ciliaris
- Helianthus couplandii
- Helianthus cusickii
- Helianthus debilis
- Helianthus decapetalus
- Helianthus deserticola
- Helianthus devernii
- Helianthus dissectifolius
- Helianthus divaricatus
- Helianthus eggertii
- Helianthus exilis
- Helianthus floridanus
- Helianthus giganteus
- Helianthus glaucophyllus
- Helianthus gracilentus
- Helianthus grosseserratus
- Helianthus heterophyllus
- Helianthus hirsutus
- Helianthus inexpectatus
- Helianthus laciniatus
- Helianthus laevigatus
- Helianthus longifolius
- Helianthus maximiliani
- Helianthus microcephalus
- Helianthus mollis
- Helianthus mollissimus
- Helianthus multiflorus
- Helianthus navarri
- Helianthus neglectus
- Helianthus niveus
- Helianthus nuttallii
- Helianthus occidentalis
- Helianthus paradoxus
- Helianthus pauciflorus
- Helianthus petiolaris
- Helianthus porteri
- Helianthus praecox
- Helianthus praetermissus
- Helianthus pumilus
- Helianthus radula
- Helianthus resinosus
- Helianthus salicifolius
- Helianthus schweinitzii
- Helianthus silphioides
- Helianthus simulans
- Helianthus smithii
- Helianthus speciosus
- Helianthus strumosus
- Helianthus tuberosus
- Helianthus verticillatus
- Helianthus winteri
- Helianthus × alexidis
- Helianthus × ambiguus
- Helianthus × brevifolius
- Helianthus × cinereus
- Helianthus × divariserratus
- Helianthus × doronicoides
- Helianthus × glaucus
- Helianthus × intermedius
- Helianthus × kellermanii
- Helianthus × laetiflorus
- Helianthus × luxurians
- Helianthus × multiflorus


















































































































































